Ancient Coins, Artefacts and Numismatic Books

Madden, F.W., Account of the Collection of Roman Gold Coins of the late Duke de Blacas, London, 1867, 70pp, 3 engraved plates; Sydenham, E.A., The Roman Monetary System, Parts I and II, London, 1919, 91pp; Numismatic Chronicle reprint series by Attic Books (7), all on Roman topics, by Grueber, Sydenham, Kraay, Mattingly, Webb, etc; ‘Coin Hoards I and II’, two volumes containing original offprints of articles from the Numismatic Chronicle by Roth (South Ferriby), Pearce (Shapwick), Sutherland (Rams Hill), Montagu (Suffolk), Evans (’East of England’ and Harptree), Roach Smith (Cobham Park), Grueber (Corbridge), Brooke (Castle Bromwich), etc [6]. Attic reprints in decorated half-leather and marbled boards, ribbed spine, attractive, others in cloth; a useful series of articles, ‘Coin Hoards II’ with illustrated press cutting from The Times, 29 May 1985, relating to the sale of the Pulham Hoard and depicting the finder and many familiar figures from the London coin trade of the day, including the late Michael Sharp, tipped-in £60-80

Provenance: Ex libris Alan Morris, some with his bookplates, additionally: ‘Coin Hoards’ volumes with the signatures of C.E. Stevens, July 1947