Kolbe & Fanning

Auction 170  –  15 June 2024

Kolbe & Fanning, Auction 170

Numismatic Literature

Sa, 15.06.2024, from 6:00 PM CEST
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Macdonald, George. CATALOGUE OF GREEK COINS IN THE HUNTERIAN COLLECTION, UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW. VOLUME I: ITALY, SICILY, MACEDON, THRACE, AND THESSALY. VOLUME II: NORTH WESTERN GREECE, CENTRAL GREECE, SOUTHERN GREECE, AND ASIA MINOR. VOLUME III: FURTHER ASIA, NORTHERN AFRICA, WESTERN EUROPE. First edition. Glasgow, 1899–1905. Three volumes, complete. Thick 4to, later matching black quarter morocco; spines ruled and lettered in gilt; top page edges gilt. (6), lxvi, 495, (1) + (2), vi, (2), 649, (1) + (4), vi, (2), 799, (1) pages; tables; 102 fine plates of coins. Sprung signature in third volume; near fine. A classic, still important work. Clain-Stefanelli 1901*. Daehn 1899: “The collection was primarily formed by Dr. William Hunter from 1770 to 1783. Publishes over 12,000 Greek coins. Volume 1 covers Italy, Sicily, Thrace and Thessaly (495 pp., 30 pls.). Volume 2 includes northwestern, central and southern Greece and Asia Minor (648 pp., 32 pls.). Volume 3 includes further Asia, northern Africa and western Europe (799 pp., 35 pls.). Includes various indices.” Grierson 57. Kroh 10.

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