Mazzini, G. Monete imperiali romane. Milano; Mario Ratto Editore, 1957–58. Complete in five volumes. Thick 4to., pp. xix, (1), 277, (3); ix, (3), 408, (4); ix, (3), 332, (4); xiii, (3), 365, (3); ix, (3), 327, (5) pages; 531 very fine plates. Original blue cloth boards, the spines lettered in gilt, top edges gilt. A trifle scuffed and dusty but a fine set, number 10 of only 500 issued. Scarce thus. (5)
Clain-Stefanelli 4048, “From Pompey the Great to Romulus Augustulus, also tesserae and contorniates.” Grierson p. 74. Kroh p. 72 (five stars), “This is the publication of the finest private collection of Roman coins ever assembled and it included 8,051 coins… every one of them illustrated on 537 exceptional collotype plates. Most of the really incredible coin-types and extreme rarities are included and the majority of them are in exceptional condition (including 1,261 gold coins and 1,641 large bronzes). The 1,709 pages of Italian text is also very detailed.”