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Auction 165  3 Dec 2022
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Lot 133

Starting price: 65 USD
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Scarce Scholarly Work on French Coinage
Fillon, Benjamin. CONSIDƒRATIONS HISTORIQUES ET ARTISTIQUES SUR LES MONNAIEE DE FRANCE. Fontenay-VendŽe: Robuchon, 1851 [covers state 1850]. 8vo, original printed paper covers. xi, (1), 251, (1) pages; text illustrations; 4 engraved plates of coins signed by Cartier. Unopened and fine. Rarely encountered. Fillon (1819-1881) was a judge in La Roche-sur-Yon and the author of several notable works on French coins. Engel & Serrure 2556: "L'auteur expose pour la premire fois dans ce livre les idŽes sur le classement des monnaies franaises qu'il dŽveloppera plus tard dans ses Lettres ˆ M. Dugast Matifeux et dans ses Etudes numismatiques."

Estimate: 100 USD
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