Kolbe & Fanning
Auction 165 3 Dec 2022
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Complete Hunt Ancient Coin Sales
Sotheby's. THE NELSON BUNKER HUNT COLLECTION: HIGHLY IMPORTANT GREEK AND ROMAN COINS: I-IV. New York, June 19, 1990; June 21-22, 1990; December 4, 1990; and June 19-20, 1991. Four volumes. Part I: (272) pages, 55-164 lots, all coins illustrated in monochrome at actual size, with color enlargements of both sides. Part II: (328) pages, lots 165-953, all coins illustrated in monochrome at actual size, with a number of full-page color illustrations. Part III: (256) pages, 117 lots, all coins illustrated in monochrome at actual size, accompanied by full-page color enlargements. Part IV: (400) pages, 1066 lots, most coins illustrated in monochrome at actual size, with a number of full-page color illustrations. Four volumes, total. 4to, original matching gray boards; jackets. All but third sale with original prices realized lists. Fine or nearly so. [with] Sotheby's. THE WILLIAM HERBERT HUNT COLLECTION: HIGHLY IMPORTANT BYZANTINE COINS: I-II. New York, December 5-6, 1990 and June 21, 1991. Part I: (350) pages, 962 lots, all coins illustrated in monochrome at actual size. Part II: (144) pages, 646 lots, all coins illustrated in monochrome at actual size. Two volumes, total. 4to, first in original gray boards, jacket; second as issued in pictorial card covers. Both with original prices realized lists. Fine or nearly so. The complete series of sales of the Hunt brothers' collections of ancient coins, including all four Greek and Roman sales and both Byzantine sales. The Hunt brothers began assembling their collections in the late 1970s, frequently buying large quantities of remarkable coins at aggressive prices. Tom Eden catalogued the Greek coins, with David Tripp cataloguing the Roman material. Simon Bendall was consulted on the Byzantine coins. The sale catalogues are expertly written and beautifully illustrated.
Estimate: 400 USD
Sotheby's. THE NELSON BUNKER HUNT COLLECTION: HIGHLY IMPORTANT GREEK AND ROMAN COINS: I-IV. New York, June 19, 1990; June 21-22, 1990; December 4, 1990; and June 19-20, 1991. Four volumes. Part I: (272) pages, 55-164 lots, all coins illustrated in monochrome at actual size, with color enlargements of both sides. Part II: (328) pages, lots 165-953, all coins illustrated in monochrome at actual size, with a number of full-page color illustrations. Part III: (256) pages, 117 lots, all coins illustrated in monochrome at actual size, accompanied by full-page color enlargements. Part IV: (400) pages, 1066 lots, most coins illustrated in monochrome at actual size, with a number of full-page color illustrations. Four volumes, total. 4to, original matching gray boards; jackets. All but third sale with original prices realized lists. Fine or nearly so. [with] Sotheby's. THE WILLIAM HERBERT HUNT COLLECTION: HIGHLY IMPORTANT BYZANTINE COINS: I-II. New York, December 5-6, 1990 and June 21, 1991. Part I: (350) pages, 962 lots, all coins illustrated in monochrome at actual size. Part II: (144) pages, 646 lots, all coins illustrated in monochrome at actual size. Two volumes, total. 4to, first in original gray boards, jacket; second as issued in pictorial card covers. Both with original prices realized lists. Fine or nearly so. The complete series of sales of the Hunt brothers' collections of ancient coins, including all four Greek and Roman sales and both Byzantine sales. The Hunt brothers began assembling their collections in the late 1970s, frequently buying large quantities of remarkable coins at aggressive prices. Tom Eden catalogued the Greek coins, with David Tripp cataloguing the Roman material. Simon Bendall was consulted on the Byzantine coins. The sale catalogues are expertly written and beautifully illustrated.
Estimate: 400 USD