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[NUMISMATICS]. A set of two works, 18th century.
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96
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[NUMISMATICS]. A set of two works, 18th century.
See original version (Italian)
Estimate €100 - €200
Voluntary lot
Description
[NUMISMATICS]. A set of two works, 18th century.
Two works devoted to the history, institutions and antiquities of ancient Rome, with particular emphasis on numismatics and Roman civil and military organisation. The group includes Liguoro’s intriguing historical and numismatic handbook on imperial coins, gems and intaglios, containing observations on their rarity and value, criteria for distinguishing genuine specimens from forgeries, and guidance on deciphering numismatic abbreviations.
CANTEL, Pierre-Joseph (1645–1695). *De Romana Republica, sive de Re Militari e Civili Romanorum. Ad explicandos Scriptores antiquos*. Venice: Pietro Bassaglia, 1730. 8vo (180 × 120 mm). Engraved frontispiece, 15 plates, some folding. Contemporary full vellum, speckled edges. Provenance: nineteenth-century stamp on the title page. [IN LOT WITH:] LIGUORO, Ottavio. A Brief Historical Account of the Origin of the Inhabitants of the Roman Countryside, of its Kings, Consuls, Dictators, and of the Medals, Gems and Engravings of Emperors, Empresses, Augustae, and Tyrants up to Postumus... Rome: Niccola Roisecco, 1753. 8vo (180 × 120 mm). Contemporary full vellum, speckled edges. Provenance: nineteenth-century stamp on the title page. (2)
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