Kolbe & Fanning
Auction 162 22 Jan 2022
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The Asyut Hoard
Price, Martin, and Nancy Waggoner. ARCHAIC GREEK COINAGE: THE ASYUT HOARD. London, 1975. Crown 4to, original maroon boards, gilt. 143, (1) pages; folding map; 4 + 32 plates of coins. Previous owner's bookplate; near fine. Important. Daehn 721: "Describes a hoard of about 900 silver coins from the archaic period which was discovered in Egypt in 1969. Focuses on the implications of the hoard evidence upon the accepted chronology of early Greek coins. ... A catalogue of 873 of the Asyut coins follows, arranged by city and incorporating a substantial amount of commentary on the implications of each city's coins on the chronology of Greek coinage in general." Kroh 31 (four stars).
Price, Martin, and Nancy Waggoner. ARCHAIC GREEK COINAGE: THE ASYUT HOARD. London, 1975. Crown 4to, original maroon boards, gilt. 143, (1) pages; folding map; 4 + 32 plates of coins. Previous owner's bookplate; near fine. Important. Daehn 721: "Describes a hoard of about 900 silver coins from the archaic period which was discovered in Egypt in 1969. Focuses on the implications of the hoard evidence upon the accepted chronology of early Greek coins. ... A catalogue of 873 of the Asyut coins follows, arranged by city and incorporating a substantial amount of commentary on the implications of each city's coins on the chronology of Greek coinage in general." Kroh 31 (four stars).