MONOGRAPHS. [British Museum] Head, Barclay V. Synopsis of the Contents of the British Museum. Department of Coins and Medals. A Guide to the Select Greek and Roman Coins Exhibited in Electrotype. London 1880. 8vo (14x20.5cm), new quarter tan leather, dark brown spine letters, beige linen boards. vii + 128 pages, 7 plates. Pencil margin notes throughout. Very Good. Daehn 1781
A note from BCD: A specially bound copy listing a choice of the BM Greek coins and illustrating the best of the best, from Archaic to late Hellenistic and a few early Roman. Barclay Head's descriptions and commentary are a pleasure to read. Marginal penciled notes are mostly conversions from grains to grams.
Estimation: € 10