Lot 2258

Description

Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, Israel I, The Arnold Spaer Collection of Seleucid Coins, (editors, Arthur Houghton and Arnold Spaer with the assistance of Catharine Lorber), Jerusalem. 1998, 389pps, 189 plates. As new.

The Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum Spaer or Israel I (SNG Spaer) is in English and is the largest and most complete reference of all the SNG's that list and illustrate Seleucid coins. Of great importance for attributing bronze coins of this kingdom and the latest in mint, chronology, and other references with a most extensive bibliography on Seleucid coinage. A very important sylloge, indespensible to any collector interested in this coinage. Their are 2919 Seleucid coins, illustrated and described. A similar copy in sale 59 realised $320.