Imhoof-Blumer on Hellenistic Portraiture

Imhoof-Blumer, F. PORTRÄTKÖPFE AUF ANTIKEN MÜNZEN HELLENISCHER UND HELLENISIERTER VÖLKER. MIT ZEITTAFELN DER DYNASTIEN DES ALTERTUMS NACH IHREN MÜNZEN. Leipzig: B.G. Teubner, 1885. 4to, later full tan morocco; sides bordered in gilt; spine ruled and lettered in gilt. iv, 95, (1) pages; 8 fine plates of coins. Printed advertisement mounted on opening blank. Binding discolored at spine and rear; contents near fine. Considerably scarcer than his related works on Roman portraiture. Clain-Stefanelli 3528. Daehn 1263: “Includes portraits of all the kings and the dynasts of the Hellenic or Hellenized world who have struck coins. Also includes the portraits of poets or philosophers which are sometimes found on coins (such as Herodotus, Sappho, and Hippokrates). Includes the names, dates of reign, and a description of the coins, without any commentary.”