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E-Auction 43  8 Jun 2022
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Lot 268

Estimate: 125 USD
Price realized: 140 USD
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Two important references on the Scottish series by the then coin curator in Edinburgh•Richardson, A. Scottish Coins, A new edition of the Catalogue of Scottish Coins in the National Museum of Antiquities, Edinburgh. 1977 reprint of a work first published in 1901. 396 pages plus 12 plates. Octavo. Blue cloth covers, gold stamped titles and images. •Richardson, A. A Handbook to the Coinage of Scotland, giving a description of every variety issued by the Scottish mint in gold silver billon and copper, from Alexander I to Anne Stuart, with an introductory chapter on the implements and processes employed. Reprint. Chicago. 1968. 146 pages including Index, some illustrations in textBoth almost as new but for a bit of bending on the upper corners on the first volumeAlso, a selection of card covered books/booklets on Scottish coins:•Bateson, D. Scotttish Coins. Shire Publications. 32 pages, illustrations in text. (A useful history and background of the series)•Holmes, N. Scottish Coins, A history of small change in Scotland. National Musem of Scotland, 1988. 112 pages. (Excellent economic and numismatic history by the Curator of Numismatics at the museum.)•Holmes, N. The Edinburgh Mint and its Coinage. City of Edinburgh Museums. 1982. 39 pages with photos in text.•Metcalf, D. M. Coinage in Medieval Scotland (1100-1600). British Archaeological Reports 45. 1977. 198 pages. Quarto. •Smart, V. The Coins of St. Andrews. St. Andrews University Library. 1991. 41 pages. (St. Andrews was an important mint early in the history of Scottish coinage.)•Sweeney, P. The Coinage of Scotland, a select bibliography. Glasgow. 1983. (An extensive bibliograhy of 193 references plus 13 books. Very Good. Useful mini-library.
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