Lot 4995

Description

(Ancient Greek coins), assorted books, (Trell), Casson, Lionel, and Price, Martin editors, Coins, Culture, and History in the Ancient World, Numismatic and other Studies in Honor of Bluma L. Trell, Wayne State University Press, Detroit, 1981, 205pp., illustrated throughout; Seltman, Charles., Greek Coins, Methuen, London, 1960 second edition, (1977 reprint), 311pp., 64 plates; Hands, Rev. A.W., Common Greek Coins, Vol. I., The Coinage of Athens, Corinth, Aegina, Boeotian League, Alexander the Great, Achaean League and Lycian League, Spink & Son, London, 1907, 170 + xipp. Fine, hard bound with half leather and marble boards, detached outside, otherwise a clean copy, very scarce; Head, Barclay, A Guide to the Principal Coins of the Greeks, From Circa 700 B.C., to A.D. 270. Based on the work of Barclay V. Head. British Museum, London, 1959, 108pp. plus 52 plates of illustrations; The Thomas Olive Mabbott Collection, Part One, Coins of the Greek World, as catalogued by Hans Holzer, Auction Sale, Hans M.F. Schulman, 6 - 11 June 1969, 148 pps., 3860 + 28 lots, most illustrated on 83 plates as a separate volume, very scarce. (2, one of plates and other text); The Thomas Olive Mabbott Collection, Part Two, Coins of the Roman World, Auction Sale, Hans M.F. Schulman, 27 -29 Oct. 1969, 95 pps., 3861-5338 lots, most illustrated on 32 plates; together with Part III, Part IV and Part V as separate sales, March 23-25, 1970; May 26-28, 1970 and July 7-9, 1970; all with 1300 - 1800+ lots and a total of 96 plates; Anthony, John, Collecting Greek Coins; Seltman, Charles., A book of Greek Coins, 1952, 31 pp., 48 plates; others as offprints or booklets by Sear (2), Carradice, Hunt Deacon (extracts from the South Australian Naturalist 1944-1947) on coins (Greek & Roman and animals as coin designs) and photocopy of Boston Museum; miscellaneous auction catalogues mostly from J. Schulman etc. (9). Mostly fine unless noted, several with original dust jacket, several scarce. (25)

Ex Ron Hansen Library, The first book from the Library of Robert Schonwalter with his bookplate, coming from Noble Numismatics Sale 71 (lot 4252). It being a most important collection of papers by Blanche Brown on Alexander Portraits on coins of Lysimachus; other papers by Joe Cribb, Georges Le Rider, Helene Nicolet, Martin Price, Anne Robertson, Cornelius Vermeule etc. The second book from Spink London in August 1980. The third volume ex Noble Numismatics Sale 64 (lot 2727) and Leonard Forrer London, library with sticker, this is an useful reference book on the areas covered on Greek coins and a useful publication to the collector of Greek Coins. The fourth volume Ex Noble Numismatics Sale 69 (lot 1237). The Mabbott catalogues ex Noble Numismatics Sale 74 (lots 5122 and 5123).