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Numismata imperatorum Romanorum praestantiora a Julio Caesare ad Postumum et Tyrannos. I. Tomus Primus: De Romanis aereis; II. Tomus secundus: De averis et argenteis. [TWO VOLUMES].
by Vaillant, Joannem [Jean]
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Paris, Thomam Moette, 1682. Hardcover. .. Two volumes bound in one. Crown quarto (260x195 mm). Pp. (x), 183, (13). With 86 engravings of coins, obverse and reverse; (ii) (verso blank), 180, (14). With 88 engravings of coins, obverse and reverse. Woodcut head- and tail-pieces and initials. Some marginal and interlinear annotations in very neat old hand. HARDCOVER, rebound with new spine retaining original calf boards, corners renewed, first inner hinge strengthened with cloth tape, no free endpapers, a letter in title rubbed, otherwise very clean interior ample margined, preserved in the original state. ~ Provenance: Felix Béthune (1857-1901), with the heraldic bookplate bearing the Coat-of-Arms of the Béthune family inside cover and with contemporary manuscript inscription. It incorporates a shield with 3 stars, a knight's helmet, and a Baron's crown decorated with 7 pearls. Held by two lions, the shield is surrounded by a circular motto "nec auro, nec armis" ("not with gold, not by weapons"). Felix Béthune was a member of the National Congress of Belgium, Mayor of the city of Courtrai (Kortrijk), and a Senator. In 1845 he received a knighthood from King Leopold, and in 1855 he became a Baron. In 1866 Pope Pius IX granted him the honorary title of a Roman Catholic Count. Lipsius p. 409. Not in Goldsmith. Brunet V, p. 1027: "Ouvrage très-estimé, ainsi que presque tous ceux du même auteur". Cf. Cicognara 3032-3034, listing later editions. I-1
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- Numismata imperatorum Romanorum praestantiora a Julio Caesare ad Postumum et Tyrannos. I. Tomus Primus: De Romanis aereis; II. Tomus secundus: De averis et argenteis. [TWO VOLUMES].
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- Vaillant, Joannem [Jean]
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- Hardcover
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- Paris, Thomam Moette
- Date Published
- 1682
- Keywords
- NUMISMATICS COIN COINS MINT MONEY CURRENCY TOKEN PIECE PENNING PENNINGKUNDE NUMISMATIEK MUNT MUNTEN MONNAYER MÜNZEN PRÄGEN ACUNAR BATTERE MEDAL MÉDAILLE MEDAILLEN GELDWESEN NOISBN
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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