Early Catalogue of the Coinage of Olbia

Blaramberg, Ivan Pavlovich de. CHOIX DE MÉDAILLES ANTIQUES D’OLBIOPOLIS OU OLBIA, FAISANT PARTIE DU CABINET DU CONSEILLER-D’ÉTAT DE BLARAMBERG A ODESSA; AVEC XX PLANCHES, GRAVÉES D’APRÈS SES DESSINS SUR LES MÉDAILLES ORIGINALES; ACCOMPAGNÉES D’UNE NOTICE SUR OLBIA, ET D’UN PLAN DE L’EMPLACEMENT OU SE VOIENT AUJOURD’HUI LES RUINES DE CETTE VILLE. Paris: Chez Firmin Didot, 1822. 8vo, later tan leatherette; spine lettered in black; original printed paper covers trimmed and mounted. 64 pages; finely engraved folding plan; 20 plates of coins engraved by Saint-Ange; monogram plate. Printed cover signed by Raoul-Rochette. Spotting; very good or better in a recent binding. Rare. The author, Ivan Pavlovich (Jean Moret de) Blaramberg (1772–1831) was of Flemish birth, but moved to Russia in 1797. After a military and civil career, Blaramberg devoted his energies increasingly to archaeology, particularly of the Black Sea littoral. He was a founder of the Odessa Museum of Archaeology and director of the Kerch Historical and Archaeological Museum. His work on the ancient coinage of the region was groundbreaking and is of considerable historical importance. Désiré Raoul-Rochette assisted Blaramberg in this work. Leitzmann 13.