Lot 2494

Description

Thompson, Margaret, Alexander's Drachm Mints I: Sardes and Miletus, American Numismatic Society (Numismatic Studies No. 16), New York, 1983, 98 pp., 38 plates; Thompson, Margaret, Alexander's Drachm Mints II: Lampsacus and Abydus, American Numismatic Society (Numismatic Studies No. 19), New York, 1991, 77 pp., 34 plates. Troxell, Hyla A., Studies in the Macedonian Coinage of Alexander the Great; Numismatic Studies No. 21, American Numismatic Society, New York, 1997, 161 pp., 31 plates. As new, all with hard covers., very fine. (3)

Ex David G.L. Worland Library of Sydney with his bookplate. The last book an extensive survey of Alexander the Great's coinage adding to the work of Martin Price. Part I re-examines the silver coinage from Amphipolis ca.332-310 B.C., part II deals with Alexander's lifetime gold coinage. A most important addition to the literature of this ruler.