Catalogue
(Hunt, Bunker), Sotheby's, New York, The Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection, Important Greek and Roman Coins, December 4, 1990, @300pps, lots 1-117, lot also includes another special catalogue of 'An Important Syracusan Decadrachm by Cimon, New York, Tuesday December 4, 1990, lot 1, with prices realised list. Every lot illustrated enlarged in colour and black and white, with prices realised list, hardbound with colour dustjacket. Most important, as issued and very scarce. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $240
(Hunt, William Herbert), Sotheby's, New York, The William Herbert Hunt Collection, Highly Important Byzantine Coins, December 5 & 6, 1990, @300pps, lots 962, almost every lot illustrated, with prices realised list, two colour plates, hardbound with colour dustjacket. Most important, as issued and very scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $210
Hyman, Coleman P., An Account of the coins, Coinages and Currency of Australasia, 159 pages, 1973 reprint of the original 1893 edition (6); Chalmers, Robert, A History of Currency in the British Colonies, 492 pages, 1972 reprint of the original 1893 edition (3); Tomlinson, G.W., Australian Bank Notes (1817-1963). Mint. (9)
Estimate $200
SOLD $70
Hyman - An Account of the coins, Coinages and Currency of Australasia, 159 pages, 1973 reprint of the original 1893 edition; Chalmers - A History of Currency in the British Colonies, 492 pages, 1972 reprint of the original 1893 edition. As new.(2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
(Islamic), selection of historical works on Islamic history including, Bosworth, Islamic Surveys; Hobson trans; The Blue Wolf, Homeric; McEvedy, The Penguin Atlas of Medieval History; Mathe, The Civilization of Islam; Rossabi, Khubilai Khan; Pope, Suleiman the Magnificent; Brockelmann, History of the Islamic Peoples; Vaughan, Europe and the Turk; Hillenbrand, Islamic Art and architecture; Inalcik, The Ottoman Empire, the Classical Age 1300-1600; Brent, THe Mongol Empire; Rice, Islamic Art; Cairns, Barbarians Christians and muslims; Turkmenistan. Mostly fine. (14)
Estimate $80
SOLD $260
Jacobs, Ken and Levine, Ken, Coins of South Africa : a complete reference book on South African coins, photographically illustrated by Gerald Hoberman; [Boksburg North] : The South African Gold Coin Exchange, 1983. xv + 175 pp. illustrtated throughout. (and colour plates.), 29 cm; Calico Ferran and Xavier, Trigo, Joaquin, joint authors, Monedas Espanolas Desde Felipe III a Isabel II, anos 1598 a 1868, [Barcelona : Gabinete Numismatico Calico, 1981, 438 pp., illustrated throughoiut, 29 cm. As new. (2)
Estimate $80
SOLD $100
Jenkins, G.K., Ancient Greek Coins, The World of Numismatics, Barrie & Jenkins, London and Fribourg, 1972, 310 pp., 695 illustrations many in colour; Davis, Norman & Kraay, Colin M., The Hellenistic Kingdoms Portrait coins and history, Thames & Hudson, London 1973, 296 pp., 212 illustrations on plates. As new with dust jackets. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
Jenkins, G.K., Ancient Greek Coins, The World of Numismatics, Barrie & Jenkins, London and Fribourg, 1972, 310 pp., 695 illustrations many in colour; Davis, Norman & Kraay, Colin M., The Hellenistic Kingdoms Portrait coins and history, Thames & Hudson, London 1973, 296 pp., 212 illustrations on plates. As new with dust jackets. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $130
Jurukova, Jordanka. Coins of the Ancient Thracians, 1976, British Archaeological Reports, Sup. Ser. 4, 129 pp., 28 plates, 29 cm; Zograph, A.N., Ancient Coinage, part i & ii, 1977, BAR Sup. Series 33; 421 pp., 50 plates; MacDonald, David J., Coins from Aphrodisias, BAR Sup. Series 9, 1976, 50, pp., 3 plates; Villaronga, Leandre, The aes Coiunage of Emporion, BAR Sup Series 23, 1977, 84pp., 15 plates. Very fine. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $50
Kann, E., Illustrated Catalog of Chinese Coins (Gold, Silver, Nickel and Aluminium), reprint, Mint Productions, 1966, NY, 476 pps., 224 plates; Lee Chion Lin, A Complete Collection of Dragon Half-Dollar Coins of Chinese Empire, 1980, 172 pps., illustrated throughout (mostly in Chinese); Tsiang, C. C. Illustrations of Chinese gold, silver and nickel coins, 1935, Universal Stamp & Coin Co., Shanghai, 257pp., (English & Chinese); Oka, M., Silver Crowns of the Far East, Tokyo, Taisei, 1966, 116 pps., illustrated throughout; Ramsden, H.A., Modern Chinese Copper Coins, reprint froim Numismatist, 1911, 27pps; another a latter reprint 1963, 28pp.; Cresswell, O.D., Tibetan Coins, 42 pps., 25 plates; Uncertain, Chinese Coins and Notes 1982, 212pp, in slip case and dust jacket. Mostly fine, several better. (8)
Estimate $100
SOLD $220
Kazan, William, The coinage of Islam, collection of William Kazan; Beirut, Bank of Beirut, 1983, 470, 101 pp. and illustrated throughout in colour of 1182 gold Islamic coins 31 cm. with slip case; Retowski, O., Die MÂÂÂnzen der Girei, reprint ed., London, Spink and the Russian Numismatic Society, 1982, vi + 305 p., 30 pls., ill.; 30 cm.; Balog, P., The Coinage of the Ayyubids, Royal Numismatic Society, London, 1980, 334 pps. 50 plates; Malloy, Alex G. Coins of the Crusader states, 1098-1291 : including the Kingdom of Jerusalem and its vassal states of Syria and Palestine, the Lusignan Kingdom of Cyprus (1192-1489), and the Latin Empire of Constantinople and its vassal states of Greece and the Archipelago, by Alex G. Malloy, Irene Fraley Preston & A. J. Seltman, 1994, New York : Attic Books, viii + 521 p., 11 plates, illustraions throughout, 24 cm. Very fine or better. (4)
Estimate $200
SOLD $140
Kienast, G.W., The Medals of Karl Goetz, Artus, Cleveland, 1980 reprint (1967 edition), 284 + iii + (6) pp., of which pp. 119-274 are plates. Very fine, scarce.
Estimate $60
SOLD $120
(Korea), Ramsden, Henry A. Corean Coin Charms and Amulets, Yokohama, Jun Kobayagawa co., 1910, 2 + l + ii + 40 pp., illustrated throughout, 3 plates, 23 cm.; Mandel, Edgar J., Cast Coinage of Korea, Western Publishing, Racine, Wis, 1972, 160 pps., illustrated throughout, 23cm.; Craig, Alan, D., The Coins of Korea and an outline of Early Chinese Coinages, Prof. Press, Berkeley, Calif, 1955, 96 pp., illustrated throughout, (2); Jacobs, Norman and Vermeule, Cornelius C., Japanese Coinage, Numismatic Review, 1953 (original first edition); Petit, Karl, Talismans monetiformes de Chine et du Japon, conserves au Cabinet des Medailles a Bruxelles = Coin-shaped charms of China and Japan, (1981), Paris, Ed. Trismegiste, 184 pps., illustrations throughout, 21 cm. Fine - very fine, several scarce. (6)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Kraay, C.M., & Hirmer, Max., Greek Coins, London, 1966, 396pp., 1329 photographs, 20 colour plates, 4 maps. A rare and important reference book. Dust jacket with some small tears and repairs, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $600
SOLD $600
Kraay, Colin M., Archaic and Classical Greek Coins, London, Methuen, 1976, xxvi + 390pp., 64 plates. As new.
Estimate $120
SOLD $180
Kroll, John H., (with contributions by Alan S. Walker), The Athenian Agora, Results of excavations conducted by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Vol. XXVI, The Greek Coins, Princeton, NJ, 1993, 376 + xxvi pps, 36 plates. As new.
Estimate $160
SOLD $120
Lengyel, Lancelot., Chefs-d'oeuvre des Monnaies Grecques, 34 pps sheet form plus 47 plates, unbound in presentation box, No.96 of 2000 copies, editions Corvina, Montrouge/Seine, 1952.
Estimate $70
SOLD $50
Le Rider, Amandry, Michel and Hurter, Silvia with the collaboration of Denyse Berend, Travaux de Numismatique Grecque offerts a Georges Le Rider; Spink London, 1999, 500 pp., 50 plates. As new with dust jacket.
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
Lipsius, Johann Gottfried, 1754-1820, Bibliotheca numaria [1801], Reprint ed. Colchester, John Drury, 1977, xx, 558, iv, 189 pp.; 22 cm., bound with, Leitzmann, J., Bibliotheca numaria, 1867; (2 copies); Clain-Stefanelli, Elvira Eliza; Select numismatic bibliography, Stack's, New York, 1965, 406 pp.; 26 cm. Very fine. (3)
Estimate $60
SOLD $80
Lockhart, J. H. Stewart. The currency of the farther East from the earliest times up to present day (1895), Volume I., A Description of the Glover Collection of Chinese, Annamese, Japanese, Corean coins; of coins used as Amulets: and Chinese Government and Private notes, 223 pp., Volume II. Plates of coins in Glover Collection, 200 plates, another Volume II with additional plates making 204 plates; Ting, Fu-Pao. Quan Zhi Ching Hua Lu = (A catalog of ancient Chinese coins), reprint of 1936 edition (c.1980), 240 plates (in Chinese); Wang, YÂÂÂ-ch'ÂÂÂan. Early Chinese coinage, 1951, Numismatic notes and monographs, no. 122, viii + 254 pp., 55 plates, maps, 23 cm. Mostly fine, several scarce. (5)
Estimate $120
SOLD $160
Lockhart, James Haldane Stewart, Sir, The Stewart Lockhart collection of Chinese copper coins, Shanghai, Kelly & Walsh, Limited, 1915, Royal Asiatic Society, North China Branch. Extra Volume no. 1, 2 + l + xv + 36 pp., 174 plates of illustrations, 31 1/2 cm.; Ting, Fu-Pao. Quan Zhi Ching Hua Lu = (A catalog of ancient Chinese coins), reprint of 1936 edition (c.1980), 240 plates (in Chinese); Wang, YÂÂÂ-ch'ÂÂÂan. Early Chinese coinage, 1951, Numismatic notes and monographs, no. 122, viii + 254 pp., 55 plates, maps, 23 cm.; Robinson, John. Oriental numismatics, a catalogue of the collectoin of books relating to the coinage of the East presented to the Essex Institute of Salem, Massachusetts by John Robinson, compiled by the donor, 1913, 102 pp., 1 plate, 24 cm.; Cresswell, Chinese Cash, Durst, 1979, 120 pps. illustrated throughout; Patralas, W., Chinesische Munzen, 1965, Klinkhardt & Biermann, Braunschweig, 156 pps, including pp.105-156 as plates; Jorgensen, Holger, Ancient Chinese Coins, nd, 6 pps., 20 plates. Mostly fine, several scarce. (7)
Estimate $120
SOLD $160
Lockhart, James Haldane Stewart, Sir, The Stewart Lockhart collection of Chinese copper coins, Shanghai, Kelly & Walsh, Limited, 1915, Royal Asiatic Society, North China Branch. Extra Volume no. 1, 2 + l + xv + 36 pp., 174 plates of illustrations, 31 1/2 cm.; Burger, Werner, Ch'ing Cash Until 1735, Mei Ya Publications, Taipei, Taiwan, 1976, 126pp., illustrated throughout plus numerous large fold out plates and other illustrations, quarto, hardbound as new, rare. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Macmillan, David, S., Scotland and Australia, 1788 - 1850, Oxford, 1967; Birt, H.N., Benedictine Pioneers in Australia, vol I & II, London, 1911; Roe, Michael., Quest for Authority in Eastern Australia 1835-1851, Melbourne, 1965; Barrett, John., That Better Country, 1835-1850, Melbourne, 1966; Bigge., Report into the Colony of New South Wales, Adelaide, 1966; The Sydney Gazette & NSW Advertiser, facsimile editions, 1803-1804, 1805-1806, Sydney, 1966, 1963. Good. (8)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Malloy, Alex G., Preston, I.F., Seltman, Arthur J., Coins of the Crusader States 1098-1291, includes price guide, Attic, New York, 1994, 521pp, 11 plates; Bedoukian, Paul Z., Coinage of Cilician Armenia, American Numismatic Society (NN & M 147), New York, 1962, xxxi + 494pps, 48 plates; Bendal, S., and Donald, P.J., The Later Palaeologan Coinage (Late Byzantine), Baldwin & Sons, London, 1976, 272 pp., illustrated throughout; Lambros, Paul, (1819-1887) Anekdota nomismata toy Mesaionikoy Basileioy ths Kyproy, other Title, Medieval coins of Cyprus, Chicago, Obol, 1980 reprint; other booklets etc., Lambros, Coins and Medals of the Ionian Islands; Gardiakos, Coins of Dalmatia et Albania (1410-1797); Lambros, Glarentza; Wilkinson, Crusader Coins of Syria and Palestine; Medieval and Modern Coins in the Athenian Agora; Walker, Reading Medieval European Coins; Gardiakos, The Coins of Cyprus; Lambros, Genoese Rulers of Chios (1314-1329); offprint on Cyprus Coins. Fine - very fine. (13)
Estimate $100
SOLD $210
Mao, King O. History of Chinese paper currency. Vol. 1. illustrated catalogue of bank notes issued by the Central Bank of China from 1923-1949, Hong Kong, the Author, 1968, 792 pp., illustrated throughout, 29 cm. Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
(Medieval Europe), Norwich, A History of Venice; Norwich, The Normans in Sicily; Runiciman, The Fall of Constantinople 1453; Kritovoulos, History of Mehmed the Conqueror; Morris, The Venetian Empire, A Sea Voyage; Pescio, Looking at Venice; Fedden & Thomson, Crusader Castles; other booklets on Bodrum Castle; Fortresses and castles of Greece (2), 1972, 1974; Fortresses and castles of Greek Islands; Bradford, The Great Siege Malta 1565; The Knights Templar; Rhodes son et lumiere. Fine. (14)
Estimate $50
SOLD $170
Metcalf, D. M. Coinage in south-eastern Europe, 820-1396, 1979, London, Royal Numismatic Society, xxii + 371 pps., illustrations throughout., 10 plates, 25 cm.; Schlumberger, Gustave, Numismatique de l'Orient Latin, 1954 reprint of 1878 original, Graz, Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, 2 volumes, volume 1 text (xii + 506 + 23 + 37 pps.), volume 2, plates (21 Plates and map); 23 and 30 cm. Very fine. (3) $$ Ex Libris Ruth Pope.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Metcalf, William E, The Cistophori of Hadrian: American Numismatic Society (Numismatic Studies No.15), New York, 1980, 164pps, 31 plates; NN&M 145, Cox, D.H., Coins from the Excavations at Curium, 1932-1953, ANS, New York, 1959, 125pp, 10 plates; NN&M No.87, Miles, George C. A Byzantine Weight Validated by Al-Walid, 1939, 11pp.; NN&M No.124; Miles, George C., Contributions to Arabic Metrology, I, Early Arabic Glass Weights and Measure Stamps, acquired by the American Numismatic Society 1951-1956, (NN & M No.141), American Numismatic Society, New York, 1958, 124 pp., 13 plates. First with hard cover, mostly condition. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Catalogues and brochures, including U.S Merchant Tokens 1845-1860, Rulau, R, Hard Times Tokens, Rulau, R., German Belt Buckles, Reid, T., 1989, Chinese Currency, Schjoth, 1929, 1976 reprint.
Estimate $100
SOLD $50
Miscellaneous, Glendining's, Auction Catalogues 1975-1988 (21), Sotheby's Catalogues 1978-1982 (3). (24)
Estimate $100
SOLD $40