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THE FAMOUS KUNSTFREUND COLLECTION OF GREEK COINS
NB001 [Bank Leu AG & Münzen und Medaillen AG] Griechische Münzen aus der Sammlung eines Kunstfreundes.
Zurich, 28 th May, 1974. Quarto, pp. 372, 253 lots, photographic illustrations throughout. Printed list of estimated
prices loosely inserted. Original card covers, some minor wear, contents very good. An outstanding collection of
Greek coins, highly important and now very scarce. £125
NB002 Boehringer, E. Die Münzen Von Syrakus. (1929) Forni reprint, no date. Large quarto, pp. vi, (2), 297, 32
b/w photographic plates. Original printed card covers. A little marked in places otherwise a very good copy of this
reprinted edition of the major reference. £165
NB003
THE FIRST CATALOGUE OF THE HUNTER COLLECTION’S GREEK COINS
NB003 Combe, C. Nummorum Veterum Populorum et Urbium Qui in Muso
Gulielmi Hunter Asservantur, Descriptio Figuris Illustrata. London, 1782. Large
quarto, pp. xi, 354, corrigenda, 68 engraved plates. Bound in half calf with
marbled boards, raised bands, red morocco label, gilt lettering. Rubbing
and wear to extremities, contents a little browned in part but overall surprisingly
clean. £295
William Hunter, Physician-Extraordinaire to Queen Charlotte in 1764 and First Professor of
Anatomy at the Royal Academy in 1768, was an avid collector during the latter half of the 18 th
Century and whose collection was second only to that of the French Royal Collection. In 1781
he donated a substantial quantity of Scottish gold to the Museum of the Society of Antiquaries
in Glasgow, and then went on to bequeath “a cabinet of coins and medals ancient and modern,
of which the different series are confessedly the most complete and best connected of any in
Europe”, to Glasgow University, along with £8,000 (over £500,000 in today’s money) to support
and house it. It was from these collections that the Hunterian Coin Cabinet was founded and is
today one of the world’s greatest collections.
NB004 [Comparette, T.] A Descriptive Catalogue of Greek Coins Selected from
the Cabinet of Clarence S. Bement, Esq. American Numismatic Society. New York,
1921. Quarto, pp. 107, 25 photographic plates. Bound in full tan cloth, original
covers preserved. A fine copy of this major collection. £250
NB005 Crawford, M. H. Roman Republican Coinage. Cambridge, 1974. Two Volumes. Large quarto, pp. xv, (2),
565; xi, (2), (566)-919. Original boards, jackets. The preferred first edition with the better quality plates. Some minor
wear to extremities otherwise a very good set of this standard reference. Important and becoming increasingly difficult to
obtain. £385
AN INCOMPLETE SET OF FORRER’S INDISPENSABLE BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY
NB006 Forrer, L. Biographical Dictionary of Medallists, Coin-, Gem-, And Seal-Engravers, Mint-Masters, &c. Ancient
and Modern With References to Their Works B.C. 500 – A.D. 1900. London, 1904. Volume I. A-D. Quarto, pp, portrait
of Cellini as frontispiece, xxxviii, 691; Volume II. E-H. Quarto, pp. portrait of Hedlinger as frontispiece, vi, (2),
588; Volume III. I.-MAZ. Quarto, pp. medallic portrait of Leone Leoni as frontispiece, 649, (1); Volume IV. M-Q.
Quarto, pp. portrait of Pisanello and Pistrucci as frontispiece, 725; Volume VII. Supplement A.-L. Quarto, pp. (2),
567. Compiled by Leonard Forrer and originally published as a series of articles in the Numismatic Circular (of
which he was editor) the collection of papers was finally published in an exhaustive 8 volume set containing over
5,000 pages. A monumental work and invaluable to anyone with an interest in historical medals. Rarely seen as a
complete set - this set unfortunately missing 3 volumes – 5, 6, & 8 but still a most useful reference and including
the preferred revised edition of volume 1. All 5 volumes here still in the original publishers’ black half morocco
bindings, raised bands, marbled endpapers. Some rubbing to spines and pages a little yellowed as is usual, otherwise
very good. £395
A COMPLETE SET OF LOCKETT’S SALES OF ENGLISH, IRISH AND CONTINENTAL COINS
NB007 [Glendining & Co.] Catalogue of the Celebrated Collection of Coins Formed by the late Richard Cyril Lockett.
1955-1961. Complete in eight parts. 4607 lots of English coins, 968 lots of Scottish and Irish coins and a further 710
lots of continental pieces. All catalogues except one (Scottish part 1) with printed prices. Original covers, all in
very good condition with only minimal wear. An excellent set of this wonderful collection, an indispensable reference.
Scarce thus. £375
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NB008 NB011 NB013
A RARE TEXT ON THE COINAGE OF SUFFOLK
NB008 Golding, Charles. The Coinage of Suffolk, Consisting of the Regal Coins, Leaden Pieces and Tokens of the
Seventeenth, Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries together with Notices of the Mints and of Some of the Issuers of
Tokens. London, 1868. Quarto, pp. title page printed in red and black, xi, 100, 6 attractively engraved plates,
further illustrations in the text, decorative titles. With the autho rs signed compliment slip to Mr G. F. Tuck
dated August 13 th 1869 bound in. Attractively engraved bookplate of George Tuck on first pastedown. Some
foxing to endpapers, not affecting the main text or plates. Bound in the original blind embossed maroon cloth,
gilt. Spine faded. An attractive volume, privately printed and probably in fewer than 200 copies. Rare thus. £245
NB009 Greenhalgh, D. I. Cumulative Index to Spink’s Numismatic Circular Volumes 1 to 100. London, 1993. Thick
quarto, pp. vi, 993, (1). Original boards. New, and still in the protective shrink wrapping. £50
NB0010 Head, B. Historia Numorum. A Manual of Greek Numismatics. Oxford, 1911. Thick quarto, pp. lxxxvii, 966,
(2), 5 tables, one damaged but neatly remounted, illustrations throughout the text. Brown boards. A little worn and
dusty but otherwise a fine copy of this major reference. £110
NB011 Herzfelder, H. Les Monnaies d’Argent de Rhegion Frappées Entre 461 et le Milieu du IV Siècle AV. J.-C. Paris,
1957. Quarto, pp. 154, 20 plates. Still the standard reference for this area. Original card covers, virtually as new. £150
NB012 Hewlett, L. M. Anglo-Gallic Coins. Reprinted from the ‘Numismatic Chronicle.’ London, 1920. Octavo,
pp. xvi, 278, 17 b/w plates. Original blind embossed cloth, gilt lettering to spine. With the bookplate of
Christopher Blunt on the first pastedown as well as a letter to him from C. A. Whitton which states that it was a
gift from him to Blunt. A very good association copy of this still useful book. £265
Both eminent and well respected numismatists, Christopher Blunt and Cuthbert Whitton worked together to produce an article on ‘The
Coinage of Edward IV and of Henry VI (restored)’ which was published serially in the British Numismatic Journal between 1945/6-48.
NB013 Humphreys, H. N. The Coins of England: A Sketch of the Progress of The English Coinage from the Earliest
Period to the Present Times. Illustrated by an extensive series of facsimiles of the most interesting Coins of Each Successive
Period, Printed in Gold, Silver, and Copper. Second Edition. London, 1846. Octavo, pp. attractively printed colour
frontispiece, printed title, xii, 148, 23 superbly printed colour plates, text with highly decorative initials throughout.
A handsomely produced book, rebound with the original decorative medieval-style paper covers laid on, gilt
lettering to spine. Some minor foxing to title otherwise contents very good. £125
THE BEST SINGLE VOLUME WORK ON GREEK COINS EVER PUBLISHED
NB014 Kraay, C. M. & Hirmer, M. Greek Coins. New York, 1966. Large quarto, pp. 396, 1329 superb photographic
illustrations throughout the text with an additional 20 enlarged colour images, indexes, 4 maps. Original tan
cloth, jacket. A little marked in places, contents very good. Important, useful and scarce. £425
This superbly produced book was also published in French and German. The US edition (as here) is far superior and much preferred as it
contains the best and most recently updated text, done by Colin Kraay.
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NB015 Le Rider, G. Le Monnayage d’Argent et d’Or de Philippe II Frappé en Macédoine de 359 à 294. Paris, 1977.
Large quarto, pp. 484, folding map, 95 plates. Original publishers’ cloth, some water damage to the upper cover
and page edges, not affecting the contents. A good copy of the standard reference for this coinage. £120
NB016 Miles, G. C. The Coinage of the Visigoths of Spain Leovigild to Achila II. Hispanic Numismatic Series. Monograph
Number II. The American Numismatic Society. New York, 1952. Thick octavo, pp. xv, 520, 38 plates, 6 further plates
of forgeries. Original card covers. Minimal wear, binding still tight. Important and scarce. £175
NB017 Newell, E. T. The Coinages of Demetrius Poliorcetes. London, 1927. Quarto, pp. vii, 174, 18 exceptionally
fine autotype plates. Grey boards with title laid on, spine chipped and coming loose. Contents very good. Still the standard
reference for this coinage. £260
THE BEST EDITION OF PECK’S STANDARD WORK
NB018 Peck, C. Wilson. English Copper, Tin and Bronze Coins in the British Museum 1558-1958. Second (preferred)
edition, London, 1964. Thick quarto, pp. xx, 50 very good quality plates. Original cloth, jacket – in protective
plastic wrapper, some wear to covers but contents as new. The best copy of this essential standard reference that we
have seen for some time. Scarce. £165
NB019 Price, M. J. The Coinage in the Name of Alexander the Great and Philip Arrhidaeus. A British Museum Catalogue.
London, 1991. Two volumes. Large quarto, pp. 637, 159 photographic plates. Red cloth, jackets somewhat torn.
Contents fine. A good copy of this standard reference. Out of print and becoming difficult to obtain new. £300
MONTAGU’S SUPERB COLLECTION OF ANCIENT GOLD COINS
NB020 Rollin & Feuardent. Collection De Feu M. H. Montagu, F.S.A. Monnaies d’Or Romaines & Byzantines. Paris,
1896. Large quarto, pp. vii, 180, 41 very fine autotype plates. Bound in burgundy cloth, original wrappers bound in,
contents as new. £765
NB021 Rutter, N. K. Campanian Coinages 475-380 BC. Edinburgh, 1979. Quarto, pp. vii, (2), 196, 34 photographic
plates. Original cloth, jacket. Almost as new. £40
NB022
A VERY RARE BOOK ON THE MEDALLIC HISTORY OF NAPOLEON
NB022 Scargill, Miss A. M. Medallic History of Napoleon Bonaparte, Translated by Miss Anne Mudie Scargill From
the Original Manuscript, Intended to have been published by the late Government of France. London, 1820. Quarto, pp.
xvi, 182 pages. Contemporary (?) boards, rebacked with label laid on, pages untrimmed with some foxing towards
the back of the book. Rather worn but fully intact with manuscript notes throughout the text. £345
Although relatively little is known of Miss Ann Scargill, it would appear that she was the step-daughter of the infamous James Mudie,
described by Michael Dolley as being a “rascal of the first order, broken from the Royal Marines in 1810, bankrupted in 1821 and horse
whipped on the streets of Sydney in 1840.” (Manville’s Biographical Dictionary p.193). Indeed his story is a fascinating tale and it would seem
that Anne was not only his step-daughter but also the mother to three of his children. Mudie did himself have an interest in medals and was
responsible for the series of ‘National Medals’ produced between 1817 and 1820 which commemorated British victories over the French during
the Reign of George III and eventually bankrupted him – for the second time. For the whole sordid story see Michael Dolley’s fascinating
article in the 1979 Spink NC p.337-339.
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NB023 Simon, J. Simon’s Essay on Irish Coins and of the Currency of Foreign Monies in Ireland; with Mr Snelling’s
supplement: Also, An Additional Plate, Containing Nineteen Coins Never Before Published. Dublin, 1810. Quarto, pp. x,
176 (pages 65-72 blank), 8 plates, 13; WITH; Lindsay, J. A View of The Coinage of Ireland, from the Invasion of the Danes
to the Reign of George IV., with Some Account of the Ring Money; Also, Copious Tables, Lists and Descriptions of Hiberno-
Danish and Irish Coins; and An Account of Some of the Principal Hoards or Parcels of Coins Discovered in Ireland. Cork,
1839. Quarto, pp. iv, 143, 6 (+ 2 supplementary) plates. Both titles together in single volume, ex-library with the
usual labels and stamps. As noted, pages 65-72 of Simon’s Essay are missing. Otherwise, contents a little browned as
is usual. Some foxing to the plates with a few unobtrusive pencil annotations to the text. £175
NB024
THE COMPLETE SERIES OF SALES CATALOGUES FROM THE PALACE COLLECTIONS OF EGYPT
NB024 [Sotheby & Co.] Catalogue of the Important and Valuable Collection of Coins and Medals. 24 th February 1954.
Quarto, pp. 306, 2798 lots, 37 b/w photographic plates. WITH; Catalogue of the Magnificent Collection of Works of
Art in Precious Materials. 10 th March, 1954. Quarto, pp. 212, 1261 lots, 59 pages of b/w plates. List of prices realised
loosely inserted. WITH; The Valuable and Extensive Collection of Silver-Gilt Together With Some Gold. 24 th March,
1954. Quarto, pp. 52, 328 lots, 10 photographic plates. WITH; The Extensive Collection of Fine French Paperweights
and Ornamental Glass by Emile Galle. 27 th March, 1954. Quarto, pp. 48, 308 lots, 5 photographic plates. List of prices
realised loosely inserted. All in the original green card covers, some minor fading but overall a very good set of
these most important sales. Very seldom seen as a complete set. Extremely scarce thus. £395
NB025 Vagi, D. L. Coinage and History of the Roman Empire c. 82 BC – AD 480. Two Volumes. Volume One: History;
Volume Two: Coinage. 1999. Quarto, pp. 638, illustrations in the text; 656, illustrations in the text. Publishers’ cloth,
jackets in protective sleeves. Virtually as new. £100
NB026 [British Museum] Wroth, W. A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Coins of
Parthia. Forni reprint. Bologna, 1964. Quarto, pp. lxxxviii, 289, 37 plates, 1 folding map at rear. Publishers’ cloth,
gilt. Ex-library with the usual marks, otherwise very good. £70
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A SMALL LIBRARY OF BOOKS ON ISLAMIC NUMISMATICS
CONTAINING SOME IMPORTANT REFERENCES
NB027 Allan, J. A Catalogue of the Indian Coins in the British Museum. Coins of the Gupta Dynasties and of Sasanka,
King of Gauda. (1914) reprinted, 1967. Octavo, pp. cxxxviii, 184, 24 plates. Cloth, jacket. £40
NB028 Allan, J. W. Islamic Metalwork. The Nuhad Es-Said Collection. Sotheby’s, London/New Jersey 1982. Large
quarto, pp. 128, illustrated throughout, some colour. Publishers’ cloth, gilt decoration, jacket. A finely produced
catalogue of this extensive collection. As new. £80
NB029 [Arab Bank] Islamic Coins. A Selection of Islamic Coins used since the Beginning of Islam up to the Ottoman
Period, Presented by the Arab Bank Ltd on the occasion of its Golden Jubilee, 1930-1980. Beirut, 1980. Quarto, pp. xiii, 82,
colour plates throughout. Original boards, gilt, jacket. A little worn to extremities otherwise very good. Scarce. £40
NB030 Al’Ush, Dr M. A.L.F. Arab Islamic Coins Preserved in the National Museum of Qatar. Doha, 1984. Octavo, pp.
682, 55 plates, a few in colour. Cloth, jacket pasted on. A little rubbed with some wear to extremities. A good catalogue
of a major collection. £135
NB031 Al’Ush, Dr M. A.L.F. The Silver Hoard of Damascus. Sasanian, Arab-Sasanian, Khuwarizmian and Umayyad
Kept in the National Museum of Damascus. Damascus, 1972. Quarto, pp. 359, 47 b/w photographic plates. Original
green cloth. A useful reference, scarce. £95
NB032 Al’Ush, M. A.B.L. Trésor de Monnaies d’Argent Trouvé A Umm-Harajah. Sassanides, Arabo-Sassanides,
Umayyades et Abbassides Conservé au Musee National de Damas. Damascus, 1972. Large quarto, pp. 23, 47 plates, 113.
Card covers. £50
NB033 Arif, Dr. A. S. A Treasury of Classical and Islamic Coins. The Collection of the Amman Museum. Cambridge,
1986. Quarto, pp. xi, 311, photographic plates. Casebound, jacket. £35
NB034 Balog, P. The Coinage of the Ayyubids. Royal Numismatic Society Special Publication Number 12. London,
1980. Quarto, pp. xiii, 334, 50 plates. Original cloth, jacket. Minor wear. £45
NB035 [Bank Al-Maghrib] Le Passé Monétaire Marocain. Rabat, 1987. Quarto, pp. 71, full page plates throughout.
Scarce. £35
NB036 [Banqu du Maroc] Eustache, D. Études Sur La Numismatique et l’Histoire Monétaire du Maroc VI. Corpus
des Monnaies ᶜAlawites. Collection de la Banque du Maroc, et autres Collections Mondiales, Publiques et Privées. Rabat,
1984. Complete in three volumes. Quarto, pp. li, 623, (17); (624)-1310; 110, 44 photographic plates. Original boards,
gilt lettering and decoration. Virtually as new. A definitive work and winner of the 1984 IAPN book prize. £395
NB037 Berman, A. Islamic Coins. Exhibition Catalogue from the L.A. Mayer Memorial Institute for Islamic Art.
Jerusalem, 1976. Ocatvo, pp. 155, illustrations throughout. Card covers. Scarce. £25
NB038 Codrington, O. A Manual of Musalman Numismatics. (1904) Reprinted, 1970. Octavo, pp. (4), 2 plates,
239. Original cloth, gilt. £50
NB039 Grabar, O. The Coinage of the Ṭūlūnids. Numismatic Notes and Monographs No. 160. The American
Numismatic Society. New York, 1957. Octavo, pp. 37, (9). Original card covers. Very good. £55
NB040 Hill, G. F. Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Greek Coins of Palestine
(Galilee, Samaria, and Judaea). British Museum, 1914, reprinted, 1965. Quarto, pp. cxiv, (2), 363, 32 b/w plates, map
of Palestine bound in at end. Original blue covers. Ex-library with the usual marks, otherwise very good. £100
NB041 Miles, G. C. The Coinage of the Arab Amirs of Crete. Numismatic Notes and Monographs No. 160. The
American Numismatic Society. New York, 1970. Octavo, pp. x, 86, 9 photographic plates. Original card covers.
Very good. £20
NB042 Miles, G. C. Fatimid Coins in the Collections of the University Museum, Philadelphia, and the American
Numismatic Society. Numismatic Notes and Monographs No. 121. The American Numismatic Society. New York,
1951. Octavo, pp. 51, 6 photographic plates. Original card covers. Very good. £45
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NB043 NB046 NB049
NB043 Miles, G. C. The Numismatic History of Rayy. Numismatic Studies No. 2. The American Numismatic
Society. New York, 1938. Octavo, pp. xii, 78, 240, 6 fine autotype plates. Handsomely bound in full green crushed
morocco, original covers preserved. Raised bands, gilt. Ink signature on first free endpaper and title page. A very
attractive copy of this major work. Highly important and very scarce. £800
NB044 Miles, G. C. The Coinage of the Umayyads of Spain. Hispanic Numismatic Series. Monograph Number 1. The
American Numismatic Society. New York, 1950. Complete in two parts. Quarto, pp; xi, 234; (235)-591, 15 fine
plates. Original card covers. A little marked, otherwise almost as new. A major reference and now rather scarce. £180
NB045 Nicol, N. D., El-Nabarawy, R. & Bacharach, J. L. Catalog of the Islamic Coins, Glass weights, Dies and
Medals in the Egyptian National Library, Cairo. 1982. Large quarto, pp. xxviii, (2), 313, (5), 18 b/w photographic
plates, (14). Blue morocco, raised bands, gilt. Original covers bound in. Important, a seldom seen reference. £150
NB046 Pere, N. Osmanlilarda Madeni Paralar. Coins of the Ottoman Empire. Istanbul, 1968. Quarto, pp. 310, 72
plates of coins, 6 plates of medals and 8 further plates of ornamental copper pattern coins. Original cloth, jacket
in protective wrapper. A most important and scarce reference work, this copy sadly imperfect and missing plates 49-56
although supplied herewith as photocopies. Contents browned as usual and spine loose with some pages detached. £125
NB047 Sultan, J. The Ever Victorious. A Beginner’s Guide to Ottoman Empire Numismatics. California,1971.
Octavo, pp. vi, 96, 3 photographic plates, further line drawings in the text. Card covers. £25
NB050
NB048 Torrey, C. Gold Coins of Khoḳand and Bukhārā. Numismatic Notes and
Monographs No. 117. The American Numismatic Society. New York, 1950.
Octavo, pp. x, 78, (2), 3 plates. Original card covers. Very good. £30
VOLUMES ONE & TWO OF JOHN WALKER’S GREAT CATALOGUE OF
MUHAMMADAN COINS
NB049 [British Museum] Walker, J. A Catalogue of the Muhammadan Coins
in the British Museum. Volume I. Arab-Sassanian Coins. (1941) Reprinted, 1967.
Quarto, pp. clxi, 244, 40 plates. Original cloth, gilt, jacket in protective sleeve.
A trifle worn at extremities, otherwise very good. Contents fine. A major reference
for this series and scarcely seen. £250
NB050 [British Museum] Walker, J. A Catalogue of the Muhammadan Coins
in the British Museum. Volume II. A Catalogue of the Arab-Byzantine and Post-
Reform Umaiyad Coins. London, 1956. Quarto, pp. civ, 329, 31 plates. Original
publishers’ cloth, gilt. Boards rubbed with further wear to spine. Edges bumped.
Contents fine. The first and best edition of this essential reference, rare in any
condition and most important. £695
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