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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.