The Rare Lischine Catalogue of Thracian Coins

Lischine, C.N. COLLECTION C.N. LISCHINE. MONNAIES GRECQUES. THRACE. Macon: Protat Frères, Imprimeurs, 1902. 8vo, later green quarter morocco with marbled sides; spine with five raised bands, lettered in gilt; original printed paper covers bound in. viii, 169 pages; 1550 descriptions; 24 fine plates of coins. Near fine. A handsomely bound copy of this very rare catalogue. Lischine spent over twenty-five years in Turkey collecting ancient coins, particularly those of Thrace. A great number of coins were acquired at the bazaars of Constantinople, Salonika and Smyrna; others were purchased from coin dealers and collectors. Many coins in the collection were theretofore unpublished. Though recorded in the ANS Library Catalogue, this work, likely due to its rarity, appears to have escaped the attention of the other relevant bibliographers. The copy in our sale of the Kreindler Library sold for $1100 hammer in 2014.