The Imperial Moscow University’s Greek Coins

[Moscow]. Oreshnikov, Aleksei. ОПИСАНIЕ ДРЕВНЕ-ГРЕЧЕСКИХЪ МОНЕТЪ, ПРИНАДЛЕЖАЩИХЪ ИМПЕРАТОРСКОМУ МОСКОВСКОМУ УНИВЕРСИТЕТУ. Moscow: Imperial Moscow University, 1891. 8vo, later tan sheep; red spine label, gilt. (2), viii, 353, (1) pages; table of monograms; 2739 + 44 descriptions; 3 fine phototype plates of coins. Near fine. A scarce work by the founder of the Moscow Numismatic Society and longtime curator of the Moscow State Historical Museum, cataloguing the ancient Greek coins in the collection of the Imperial Moscow University. In the course of his distinguished career Oreshnikov published some 120 books and articles. He remains best known for his 1896 classic study of early Russian coins, Русскiе монеты до 1547 года. Artsikhovskii 12. Gromachevskii 251e. A Note from the Collector: The opinion of this collector is that this particular publication of Oreshnikov is quite rare and another copy is unlikely to appear in the market anytime soon.$400