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Seven Substantial Sotheby’s Sales

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Seven Substantial Sotheby’s Sales
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Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge / Sotheby & Co. / Sotheby & Co. AG (Zurich). SEVEN AUCTION SALES OF ANCIENT COINS. Includes: the H. Osborne O’Hagan collection of Roman coins (13-22 July 1908); the Charles Butler collection (3-11 July 1911); the L.G. Schlesinger Y. Guzman sale (20 July 1914); the Roman coin collection of the Sambon family (23 November 1925), hand-priced; the Metropolitan Museum of Art Roman gold coins (10 November 1972), with price list; the Metropolitan Museum / John Ward Greek coin collection (4-5 April 1973), with price list; and the 7 May 1975 Frederick J. Woodbridge sale, with price list. Seven catalogues. Formats vary, in printed wraps, card covers or cloth as issued. Generally very good to fine copies, with first sale a bit worn. Includes some notable sales. The Sambon sale is especially important for aes grave. Clain-Stefanelli 1702 (Butler), 1772 (Guzman), 3696 (Sambon) and 3681 (the 1972-73 sales). Grierson 276 (O’Hagan), 281 (Butler), 287 (Guzman), 287 (Sambon) and 284 (the 1972-73 sales). Spring 796, 806, 811, 825 [also listed under “Most important sales of aes grave”], 837 [also listed under “Most important sales of Roman Imperial coins”], 838 [also listed under “Most important sales of ancient Greek coins”] and 841. Ex RBW Library.