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DE MORGAN ON PERSIAN COINS

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DE MORGAN ON PERSIAN COINS
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[Babelon, Ernest] de Morgan, Jacques. TRAITÉ DES MONNAIES GRECQUES ET ROMAINES. III. MONNAIES ORIENTALES. TOME I: NUMISMATIQUE DE LA PERSE ANTIQUE PAR JACQUES DE MORGAN. IER FASCICULE: INTRODUCTION. – ARSACIDES. 2E FASCICULE: PERSIDE – ELYMAÏDE – CHARACÈNE. 3E FASCICULE: DYNASTIE SASSANIDE. Paris, 1927–33. Bound in two volumes. Small 4to, contemporary or somewhat later linen-backed marbled boards, gilt; marbled endpapers. vi, (2) pages; 232 double columns; (233)–337, (1) pages; (341)–396 double columns; (397)–419 pages; (420)–465 double columns; (466)–484 pages; (485)–526 double columns; (527)–538 pages; 539–540, (2) double columns; (543)–656 double columns; (657)–738, (1) pages; (4), iii, (1) pages; 2 folding genealogical tables; text figures and tables; 78 very fine plates of coins. Fine. A fine set of the final two-volume segment of the Traité, on ancient Persian coins, written by Jacques de Morgan. Rare and important. Clain-Stefanelli 1809*. Grierson 52. From the Herbert Kreindler library.