Watch List notes:

AUCTION CATALOGUES. Kress, Münchner Münzhandlung Karl. Munich, 4-5 June 1956. Versteigerung 101. Münzen und Medaillen des Zähringen-Badischen Fürstenhauses, Brakteaten, Weltliche Herren, Geistlichkeit, stattliche Serien und grosse Seltenheiten von Bayern und Hessen, Städte, Römisch-Deutsches Reich, Österreich, Ausland, Reichsmünzen, Orden und Ehrenzeichen, Antike Münzen, Gemmen, Literatur. Lot numbers 2 through 1763 represent unsold numbers from catalogue 98, some of which appear on the plates. Lot numbers 1899-3736 are consecutive and form the main body of the catalogue. 32 pages, 10 plates. Original prices realized list included. Dealer stamp. (20x26.5cm) Printed heavy paper covers as issued, faded at margins, otherwise Fine.

A note from BCD: Karl Kress took over from Otto Helbing before WWII and continued offering plentiful collector material up to the mid 80's. The company would accept practically anything for their auctions and as a result the mixture of coins, seals, gemstones and the odd object never ceases to surprise the reader. The preponderance of ancient coins in their auctions is an indication that already in the 50's Munich was a thriving market for such merchandise. This catalogue has half a plate of Greek and Roman and a whole plate of Chinese ancients.