Patarol's 1740 Series Augustorum
Patarol, Laurentius. SERIES AUGUSTORUM, AUGUSTARUM, CAESARUM, ET TYRANNORUM OMNIUM, TAM IN ORIENTE, QUAM IN OCCIDENTE, A C.J. CAESARE AD CAROLUM VII. Venetiis: Apud Jo. Baptistam Recurti, 1740. 8vo [22.5 by 14 cm], contemporary paper boards. Finely engraved allegorical frontispiece by Joseph Juster after Giovanni Segala; title printed in red and black, with woodcut printer's device; xxxx, 246 [misnumbered 146], (14) pages; numerous fine engravings of coins of the Roman emperors and later rulers throughout. Spine chipped near head at rear joint; contents near fine. The third edition of one of the author's major numismatic treatises. Depicting Emperors from the time of Julius Caesar to Charles VI, it caught the attention of both scholars and discerning numismatists. Dekesel P51. Lipsius 307. Ex Kolbe Sale 102, lot 124.