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Price on Alexander and Philip

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Coins: Ancient Start Price:300.00 USD Estimated At:450.00 USD
Price on Alexander and Philip
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Price, Martin Jessop. THE COINAGE IN THE NAME OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT AND PHILIP ARRHIDAEUS: A BRITISH MUSEUM CATALOGUE. Zurich/London: Swiss Numismatic Society in Association with British Museum Press, 1991. Two volumes. 4to, original matching red cloth, gilt; jackets; original cardboard slipcase. 514; (4), 515-637, (1) pages; titles printed in red and black; maps; a few text figures; over 4000 coin descriptions; 159 plates of coins. Near fine. The standard work, now out of print. Daehn 2165: "Describes about 4100 varieties of coins struck in the name of Alexander the Great (lifetime and posthumous issues), his half-brother and successor, Philip Arrhidaeus, and those of Lysimachus of the Alexander types... This is the most comprehensive study of Alexander coinage ever published and is the standard reference for the series." Kroh 24 (five stars): "simply the ultimate reference for this series."