K&F BCD LIBRARY SALE, PART 2 HIGHLIGHTS

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V27 2024 INDEX E-SYLUM ARCHIVE

The E-Sylum: Volume 27, Number 43, October 27, 2024, Article 2

Here's a reminder and final group of highlights from the upcoming second sale of the BCD Library of ancient numismatics. -Editor

Kolbe & Fanning Numismatic Booksellers are looking forward to our second BCD Library sale, which will be held on Saturday, November 2. The online catalogue can be accessed at bid.numislit.com. and bidders from around the world have already begun placing bids in what promises to be another exciting sale from the most extraordinary private collection of material on the coinage of antiquity that we have ever handled. The sale features classic references, modern die studies of individual cities, descriptive catalogues of important collections, and much more.

Lot 245: Domenico Sestini's 1796 compendium of ancient coins in many of the finest collections of the day, including those of Ainslie, Bellini, Bondacca and others

Lot 254: four of the catalogues of the massive collection formed by Christian Jürgensen Thomsen, including both catalogues devoted to ancient coins

Lot 315: Johannes Weidner's rare 1694 study, Pietas ex nummis antiquioribus delineata, on the concept of pietas in ancient coinage

Lot 330: a 1708 folio edition of Hubertus Goltzius's hugely influential volume on the coinage of mainland Greece, the islands, and Asia Minor, in a contemporary binding

Lot 322: an attractive copy of the 1825 edition of the Maps, Plans, Views and Coins, Illustrative of the Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece

Lot 429: W.H. Waddington's 1853 Voyage en Asie-Mineure au point de vue numismatique, a truly charming work that is rarely encountered

Lot 466: Demetrio Diamilla-Müller's 1853 Memorie numismatiche, a rare collection of essays and excerpts on numismatic topics, primarily on Roman coins

Lot 467: the second edition (1683) of Charles Patin's catalogue of the collection of Pietro Mauroceni, a senator at Venice who had given his collection to the state

Lot 468: a remarkable copy of Friedrich Stefan's 1932 Münzkunde des Altertums, extensively annotated by Dr. August Voirol

Lot 475: Jacob Oisel's 1677 Thesaurus selectorum numismatum antiquorum, with 118 finely engraved plates that are crisply printed in this copy.

Register early to bid online
Bids may be placed via post, email, phone, as well as online. Kolbe & Fanning use Auction Mobility as our third-party online bidding platform. Auction Mobility is an app-based platform allowing users the ability to participate in the sale through phones, tablets and computers. To register for the sale, bidders must go to bid.numislit.com and sign up. Once you have set up an account, you may browse lots, place advance bids, or participate in the live sale online. Those wishing to participate on their devices can download the Kolbe & Fanning app through the Apple or Google Play Store. The sale has also been listed on Biddr, NumisBids, and Numis24.

The printed catalogue has been mailed to all active customers on our mailing list. As international mail speeds have been inconsistent, we encourage our foreign clients to consult the electronic catalogue in case their printed catalogue does not arrive promptly. A PDF of the printed catalogue has been posted to our main website at numislit.com for those who prefer that format. Bids placed via post, email, or phone must be received by November 1, the day before the sale, in order for them to be processed. Advance absentee bids may also be placed at any time online at bid.numislit.com. Internet bidding will be available during the sale itself through the same platform.

Kolbe & Fanning Numismatic Booksellers LLC is a licensed and bonded auction firm in the State of Ohio, and our auctions are conducted by licensed auctioneers. For more information, please see the Kolbe & Fanning website at numislit.com or email David Fanning at df@numislit.com. To register for the sale, go to bid.numislit.com. We look forward to your participation.