Numismata imperatorum Augustarum et Caesarum, à Populis Romanae ditionis Graece loquentibus ex omni modulo percussa: Quibus Urbium Nomina, Dignitates, Praerogativae, Societates, Epochae, Numina, Illustres, Magistratus, Festa, Ludi, Certamina, et alia plurima ad eas spectantia consignantur.

Vaillant, Joannem [Jean].

Published by Paris, Andreae Cramoisy, 1698

About this Item

Crown quarto (250 x 195mm). Pp. (xiv), 486, (4). Woodcut device to title, decorative initials, and tail-pieces. HARDCOVER, handsomely bound in recent quarter sheep and marbled boards, spine with raised bands, blind-stamped fleuron in each compartment, gilt title label in second compartment, new endpapers. A fine copy. ~ FIRST EDITION. 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. Standard work of the 17th century on Greek-Roman coins of the emperors from Pompaeus the Great until Claudius II. A-6. Seller Inventory # 3606

Bibliographic Details

Title: Numismata imperatorum Augustarum et Caesarum...

Publisher: Paris, Andreae Cramoisy

Publication Date: 1698

Binding: Hardcover

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Edition: 1st Edition