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Haeberlin's Aes Grave
Haeberlin, Dr. Jur. E.J. AES GRAVE. DAS SCHWERGELD ROMS UND MITTELITALIENS EINSCHLIESSLICH DER IHM VORAUSGEHENDEN ROHRBRONZEWÄHRUNG. ERSTER BAND: ENHALTEND DIE MÜNZVERZEICHNISSE. TAFELBAND: ENHALTEND 103 TAFELN MIT 2953 ABBILDUNGEN. Frankfurt a. M.: Joseph Baer & Cº, 1910. Two volumes. Text volume: folio [33.5 by 25 cm], later dark blue cloth, gilt. xxviii, 280 pages; occasional text figures; 1 fine plate. Plate volume: large folio [51.5 by 40.5 cm], later dark blue cloth, gilt. (4) pages; 103 exceptionally fine plates. Near fine. A well-preserved set of this monumental work, combining exemplary scholarship with photographic illustrations that are simply stunning. Ernst Justus Haeberlin (1847–1925) formed an extraordinary collection of the early cast coinages of the Roman Republic, and Aes Grave is the result of a life's work in numismatics. More than a century later, it remains a landmark work on the subject. Clain-Stefanelli 3788*. Grierson 72. Kroh 68: "the first modern work on this series and is still utilized as a primary reference (due to the excellent illustrations). Originals are extremely rare."
Haeberlin, Dr. Jur. E.J. AES GRAVE. DAS SCHWERGELD ROMS UND MITTELITALIENS EINSCHLIESSLICH DER IHM VORAUSGEHENDEN ROHRBRONZEWÄHRUNG. ERSTER BAND: ENHALTEND DIE MÜNZVERZEICHNISSE. TAFELBAND: ENHALTEND 103 TAFELN MIT 2953 ABBILDUNGEN. Frankfurt a. M.: Joseph Baer & Cº, 1910. Two volumes. Text volume: folio [33.5 by 25 cm], later dark blue cloth, gilt. xxviii, 280 pages; occasional text figures; 1 fine plate. Plate volume: large folio [51.5 by 40.5 cm], later dark blue cloth, gilt. (4) pages; 103 exceptionally fine plates. Near fine. A well-preserved set of this monumental work, combining exemplary scholarship with photographic illustrations that are simply stunning. Ernst Justus Haeberlin (1847–1925) formed an extraordinary collection of the early cast coinages of the Roman Republic, and Aes Grave is the result of a life's work in numismatics. More than a century later, it remains a landmark work on the subject. Clain-Stefanelli 3788*. Grierson 72. Kroh 68: "the first modern work on this series and is still utilized as a primary reference (due to the excellent illustrations). Originals are extremely rare."