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Haeberlin's Aes Grave

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Haeberlin's Aes Grave
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Haeberlin, Dr. Jur. E.J. AES GRAVE. DAS SCHWERGELD ROMS UND MITTELITALIENS EINSCHLIESSLICH DER IHM VORAUSGEHENDEN ROHRBRONZEWÄHRUNG. ERSTER BAND: ENHALTEND DIE MÜNZVERZEICHNISSE. TAFELBAND: ENHALTEND 103 TAFELN MIT 2953 ABBILDUNGEN. Frankfurt a. M.: Joseph Baer & Co., 1910. Two volumes. Text volume: folio [33 by 25.5 cm], recent brown quarter leather, gilt, with green linen sides. xxviii, 280 pages; occasional text figures; 1 fine plate. Plate volume: large folio [51 by 40.5 cm], matching recent brown quarter leather, gilt, with green linen sides; plates bound in on hinges. (4) pages; 103 very fine plates. Slight marginal wear to text. Near fine. A well-preserved set of this monumental work, combining exemplary scholarship with photographic illustrations that are simply stunning. Ernst Justus Haeberlin (1847-1925) formed an extraordinary collection of the early cast coinages of the Roman Republic, and Aes Grave is the result of a life's work in numismatics. Clain-Stefanelli 3788*. Grierson 72. Kroh 68: "the first modern work on this series and is still utilized as a primary reference (due to the excellent illustrations). Originals are extremely rare."