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Coins & Banknotes
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♦12 x [BMC], A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum, London, 1873–1927, (Bologna, Italy, 1963-5 (Forni reprint)),12 volumes from the 29 volume set comprising: Vol. 4 The Seleucid Kings of Syria (Gardner P.); Vol. 6 Thessaly to Aetolia (Gardner P.); Vol. 14 Ionia (Head B.V.); Vol. 16 Mysia (Wroth W.); Vol. 17 Troas, Aeolis, and Lesbos (Wroth W.); Vol. 18 Caria, Cos, Rhodes etc., (Head B.V.); Vol. 19 Lycia, Pamphylia, and Pisidia (Hill G.F.); Vol. 21 Lycaonia, Isauria, and Cilicia (Hill G.F.); Vol. 22 Lydia, (Head B.V.); Vol. 24 Phrygia (Head B.V.); Vol. 27 Arabia, Mesopotamia, and Persia (Hill G.F.); and Vol. 28 Cyrenaica (Robinson E.S.F.); numerous plates, maps and research tools to assist identification; it remains an indispensable guide to the study of Greek coinage
Estimated at £200 - £300
Auction: Coins & Banknotes, 23rd Nov, 2022
To include the Geoff Hann Collection. The Collection covers the coinage produced by the first Greek general-kings who established their own dynasties in Egypt, Syria and the Indian-subcontinent, and the later Provincial coinage of the Roman Empire. Of note is lot 6, a silver stater of Seleucus I Nicator produced in Babylon between 311-305 BC (estimate: £300-500 plus buyer’s premium). The Collection also includes a quantity of early 20th century banknotes from the period of British direct rule in India, and a reference library of over one hundred volumes including scarce and out-of-print works. Of particular note is the first edition of David Sellwood’s An Introduction to the Coinage of Parthia, published by Spink & Son in London, 1971 (estimate: £70-100).
The lots from the Geoff Hann Collection are denoted with a ♦ symbol throughout the catalogue.
For further information on the Geoff Hann Collection click HERE
For packing & shipping details click HERE
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