The numismatic library of French coin dealer Alain Poinsignon will be sold in Künker's auction 342 in November. Here's the press release.
-Editor
Rare as Well as Useful – Alain Poinsignon's Numismatic Library
Künker's auction 342 on 2 and 3 November 2020 will be a literature-only auction. The
research library of French coin dealer Alain Poinsignon will be on offer. It contains
important numismatic reference works that were published between the 19th and 21st
centuries and cover a broad spectrum of subjects from antiquity to present times.
Alain Poinsignon, founder of Poinsignon Numismatique in Strasbourg, is one of the most
important coin dealers of the country. At the IAPN, he was head of the IBSCC, the
International Bureau for the Suppression of Counterfeit Coins. Moreover, he was a permanent
member of the board of the French professional association SNENNP.
Now, Alain Poinsignon is enjoying his well-earned retirement, his son Régis Poinsignon took
over the store, and his extremely well-stocked library will be auctioned off at Künker over the
course of three auction sales. The first one is auction 342 taking place on 2 and 3 November.
The sale will be held as a traditional room auction in the premises of the Künker auction
house. All those who cannot be there in person will have the option of live bidding via Auex
and the usual possibilities of bidding via e-mail or phone. In a subsequent eLive Premium
Auction on 4 and 5 November, the second part of the library, which also features a broad
selection of items, will be on sale. The third part mainly contains older auction catalogues that
are valuable sources for identifying provenances. This part will be on sale in another eLive
Premium Auction following the 2021 Spring Auction Sales.
The library, which was built up over more than 40 years, comprises about 11,000 items, a
lavish spectrum of monographs, anthologies, catalogues, special editions and journal volumes
of a broad range of topics, an impressive amount of numismatic information, which has been
bundled into approx. 4,500 lots for these auction sales. Thus, coin enthusiasts of all kinds
have the chance to acquire numerous rarities, magnificent volumes and useful standard works
that can only be found on the market on rare occasions. Among the 1,000 lots of auction 342
are many items with unusually low starting prices. Moreover, book lovers will encounter
many beautiful bookplates. Seize this opportunity to enrich your own library!
Antiquity
The auction starts with several lots on general numismatics, followed by a large section on
ancient coinage. In this part, you will find numerous lots on Greece, including the complete
series of the British Museum's Catalogue of Greek Coins published between 1873 and 1927.
The abundant offer in the field of Celtic numismatics is also worth mentioning. One of the
highlights from the section of works on Roman coinage is Ernst Justus Haeberlin's work Aes
grave. Das Schwergeld Roms und Mittelitaliens, which comprises two volumes.
Middle Ages and Modern Times
Following works on the Migration Period and Byzantium, we find the section
Middle Ages and modern times.
The main focus is on a large selection of works on German and French
numismatics. However: the well-equipped library also contains literature on the coinage of
most countries and has something to offer for almost every special collector. Moreover, the
Poinsignon Collection includes many works on medals, plaquettes and jetons. At this point,
we would like to mention Habich's standard work Die deutschen Schaumu¨nzen des XVI.
Jahrhunderts.
Journals and Series
The sale is rounded off by about 50 lots made of journals and series. This is a rare opportunity
to purchase complete or almost complete series. Among them is the complete set of Blätter
für Münzfreunde published between 1865 and 1963 as well as the almost complete collection
of the issues of the important traditional magazine Revue Numismatique published between
1836 and 2017.
The catalogue can be ordered at Künker, Nobbenburger Straße 4a, 49076 Osnabrück; phone:
+49 541 962020, fax: +49 541 9620222; or via e-mail: service@kuenker.de. You can access
the auction catalogues online at
www.kuenker.de. If you want to use live bidding, please
remember to register for this service in good time.
You will be informed about any changes, e.g. regarding the schedule or the location of the
auction sale, in the Künker newsletter and at
www.kuenker.de.
Lot 41
No. 41: BRITISH MUSEUM. Catalogue of Greek Coins. 29 volumes, entire series of the
1873-1927 London original edition in various individual volumes: original full cloth binding
(12), older full cloth library binding (1), younger full cloth binding in the style of the original
edition's binding (1), younger full leather binding (2), older half Moroccan leather binding
(1), Poinsignon half leather binding (12). (29) Estimate: 2,500 euros
No. 214: HAEBERLIN, E.J. Aes grave. Das Schwergeld Roms und Mittelitaliens
einschließlich der ihm vorausgehenden Rohbronzewährung. 2 volumes, Frankfurt (Main)
1910. XXVIII, 280 p., 1 plate.; 103 plates. Quarto (text volume) and atlas folio (plate
volume). The text volume's original front and back paperback covers are bound in.
Poinsignon half leather binding. (2) Estimate: 1,500 euros
Copy from Bibliothek Münzen und Medaillen AG, Fritz Rudolf Künker Auction 102,
Osnabrück 2005, No. 3772 (there still in half leather and half cloth bound folder).
On the pre-title there is the handwritten indication of ownership by coin dealer Lucien Naville
and the erased stamp of German-Swiss art and coin dealer Dr. Jacob Hirsch (*1874, +1955),
Munich.
Lot 309
No. 309: BRAUSE-MANSFELD, A. Feld-, Noth- und Belagerungsmünzen. Complete set
comprising 2 volumes, bound in one volume: Berlin 1897 and 1903; XI 118 p., 55 plates;
VIII, 80 p., 38 plates. Frontispiece. Folio. Poinsignon half leather binding. Estimate: 1,000
euros
Copy from Fritz Rudolf Künker Auction 169, Osnabrück 2010, No. 663 (there still in full
cloth binding).
Lots 860 and 994
No. 860: HABICH, GEORG. Die deutschen Schaumünzen des XVI. Jahrhunderts. 2 volumes
and index volume in 5 volumes. Munich 1929-1934. CXXXII, 557 p. with numerous images,
334 plates; 48 p. Folio. Original half cloth binding. (5) Estimate: 2,500 euros
No. 994: REVUE NUMISMATIQUE. Founded as REVUE DE LA NUMISMATIQUE
FRANÇOISE by E. CARTIER/L. DE LA SAUSSAYE. 1st series (1836-1855), 2nd series
(1856-1870, 1874-1877), 3rd series (1883-1896), 4th series (1897-1936), 5th series (1937-
2003), 6th series (2004-2017). Almost complete set of this important journal, which is still
published today. Only 4 issues from recent times (2002, 2007, 2008 and 2010) are missing.
Estimate: 10,000 euros
Wayne Homren, Editor
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