Auction Catalogue

10 April 2013

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Ancient British, Greek, Roman and Byzantine Coins and Artefacts

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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№ 819

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10 April 2013

Hammer Price:
£85

Walsh, Rev. R., An Essay on Ancient Coins, Medals and Gems as illustrating the Progress of Christianity in the early ages, London, 1828, viii + 140pp, 38 engraved plates, bound with Akerman, J.W., A Numismatic Manual, 1st edn, London, 1832, xii + 172pp, 7 plates (Manville 295); Humphreys, H.N., Ancient Coins and Medals, London, 1850, iv + 208pp, 10 plates of relief facsimiles; Hill, G.F., A Handbook of Greek and Roman Coins, London, 1899, xv + 292pp, 15 plates; Milne, J.G., Greek and Roman Coins and the Study of History, London, 1939, 128pp, 16 plates [4]. First in modern red cloth, others in publishers’ bindings £40-50

Provenance: Ex libris Alan Morris, additionally: third ex libris William Bickford-Smith (1827-99), MP for Truro, 1885-92, with his bookplate, last de-accessed from Rotherham Public Library.


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