Kolbe & Fanning
Auction 162 22 Jan 2022
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Depictions of Comets on Coins & Medals
Walter, David L. MEDALLIC MEMORIALS OF THE GREAT COMETS AND THE POPULAR SUPERSTITIONS CONNECTED WITH THEIR APPEARANCE. New York: Scott Stamp & Coin, 1893. Small 4to, original printed card covers. 55, (1) pages; 5 lithographic plates. Only slight wear to covers; near fine. A rarely offered work, describing several ancient coins depicting historical comets, but primarily focusing on medals of the 16th through 19th centuries that feature comets and related phenomenon. In a 1915 sale, Tom Elder offered no fewer than 93 copies of this work, apparently remainders from the American Numismatic Society. What happened to this supply is unknown to us, but this is the first copy we've offered at auction since 2002. Ex Kolbe Sale 58, lot 986.
Walter, David L. MEDALLIC MEMORIALS OF THE GREAT COMETS AND THE POPULAR SUPERSTITIONS CONNECTED WITH THEIR APPEARANCE. New York: Scott Stamp & Coin, 1893. Small 4to, original printed card covers. 55, (1) pages; 5 lithographic plates. Only slight wear to covers; near fine. A rarely offered work, describing several ancient coins depicting historical comets, but primarily focusing on medals of the 16th through 19th centuries that feature comets and related phenomenon. In a 1915 sale, Tom Elder offered no fewer than 93 copies of this work, apparently remainders from the American Numismatic Society. What happened to this supply is unknown to us, but this is the first copy we've offered at auction since 2002. Ex Kolbe Sale 58, lot 986.