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Christie?s - London: Catalogue of the Highly Important Collection of Roman Brass Coins and Medallion

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Christie?s - London: Catalogue of the Highly Important Collection of Roman Brass Coins and Medallion
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Christie?s - London. CATALOGUE OF THE HIGHLY IMPORTANT COLLECTION OF ROMAN BRASS COINS AND MEDALLIONS ORIGINALLY FORMED IN THE MID-EIGHTEENTH CENTURY. May 30, 1949. 1-501 lots. 12mo. This auction sale catalog includes numismatic material from ancient Rome from a collection formed in the eighteenth century. The Coins came principally from the Collections of the Museo del Padri Cortosini acquired in Italy in 1748, and the Abbe Visconti, President of the Society of Antiquities in Rome, purchased about 1774. References are to Roman Imperial Coinage by Mattingly and Sydenham, 1923; Monnaie de la Republique Romaine by E. Babelon, 1885; Monnaies frappees sous l'Empire Romain by H. Cohen, 1880; and Medallic Illustrations of Great Britain and Ireland, by Franks, 1855. London. original green printed card covers. 44 pages. 20 fine plates. Spine a trifle bit worn. near fine. Important for Roman Bronze. Clain-Stefanelli 4089. Lot weight: 0 lbs 5oz. Subject(s): Ancient Coinage.