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Tuesday 06 December 2022 e Wednesday 07 December 2022, 03:00 PM • Rome

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Numismatica - Erizzo, Sebastiano

Discourse on the medals of the Ancients, 1571

Estimate

€ 200 - 300

Sold

€ 307

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

Venice, Varisco, 1571. In 4°. Architectural title page in woodcut, numerous illustrations of ancient medals engraved on wood accompanying the text, reinforcement on the outer margin of the title page, slight and sporadic foxing, some rare reddening, small tear restored at 2m8, on the last leaves small woodworm hole in the lower margin and slight halos, coeval half leather binding with corners, gilt title within smooth spine tag, peeling, slight defects. § Together in the lot Occo, Adolf, Impp. Romanorum numismata a Pompeio Magno ad Heraclium, Augusta, Ad Insigne Pinus, 1601. In 4°. Woodcut brand on the title page, blank on the verso of the title page (variant B), some handwritten annotations, slight foxing and reddening, some slight halos, last page restored and with a gap in the lower part, coeval binding in rigid parchment, gold title within red tile. Traces of ownership signature on title page, minor defects.

Specialist Notes

Increased issue of the 1568 edition, in which the dossiers 1-18 of the same A. have been added: The declarations of the ancient consular coins, minted in the years of the Roman Republic.