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Catalogo Di Antiche Medaglie Consolari

Mounted frontispiece portrait of the author within a decorative oval border; vii, (1), 230, (2) pages; 6 deeply embossed plates depicting both sides of 140 ancient Roman coins printed in metallic (gold, silver and bronze) foil or ink; 1 lithographic plate of monograms. [bound with]. Napoli: Stamperia e Cartiere del Fibreno, 1856. vi, 38 pages. 2-page Altre onorificenze pervenute nel 1857 e 1858 bound in following; 2-page Onori Letterarii conseguiti nel 1861 e 1862 bound in following. [bound with] Napoli: Stamperia del Fibreno, 1861. v, (1), 18 pages. 4to, contemporary brown cloth; original printed paper covers affixed. Binding lightly rubbed; minor foxing. Very good or better. A remarkable production, one of the earliest numismatic publications featuring reproductions depicting coins in high relief and in metallic tints, complete with both (unillustrated) supplements. Quite rare, especially in the nice condition of the present example, which is almost entirely free of the foxing and discoloration found in other copies. Babelon 162. Bassoli 47. Leitzmann 116.