Marchant's Rare Work on Roman Coin Legends
Marchant, L'AbbŽ J. NOTICES SUR ROME, LES NOMS ROMAINS ET LES DIGNITƒS MENTIONNƒES DANS LES LƒGENDES DES MONNAIES IMPƒRIALES ROMAINES. Paris: Rollin et Feuardent, 1869. 8vo, contemporary blue quarter morocco, gilt, with marbled sides; spine with five raised bands, ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt; marbled endpapers; top page edges gilt. (4), 668, (2) pages. Moderate foxing throughout; some light scratches to side. Very good or better. A very scarce publication. Inexplicably, it is unlisted in Clain-Stefanelli and most other numismatic bibliographies.
Estimate: 300 USD