KUENKER APRIL 2025 NUMISMATIC LITERATURE

 

Our eLive Auction comprises 2,104 lots with a wide range of around 4,500 printed works on numismatics from 1523 to the present day. A particular highlight is a collection of around 780 auction catalogs from before the mid-20th century, including some extremely rare auctioneers' copies. These contain handwritten notes from the auction houses on all pre-bids and bids, as well as the hammer prices and names of the successful bidders.

The auction concludes with three extensive lots (lots 8105-8107) with a total of more than 5,000 auction and fixed-price catalogs, mainly from the last few decades.

From the start of the auction to the end, there are numerous opportunities to bid for single lots or mixed lots at attractive starting prices – mostly in the two to lower three-digit range. The highlights, which are spread across the entire collection, reach four-digit amounts in the estimated prices.

The collection contains a large number of important reference works on numismatics from antiquity (Greeks, Celts, Romans, Byzantium), the Middle Ages and modern times, with particular reference to German mints. Several numismatic periodicals are also represented and available for auction.

The collection also includes numerous works on classical studies, archaeology, history, art and cultural history – often in extensive mixed lots with over 500 publications. A smaller group of books on the science of orders and decorations completes the collection.

A special feature of this catalog are the numerous notes about authors, collectors, and book owners who marked their copies with bookplates or handwritten entries. Many of these personalities have been almost forgotten today. With our research, we would like to give them more prominence again and at the same time make a contribution to the social topography and history of collecting.

From the wealth of books on offer, we would like to highlight a few important works below.

 
Lot 6020: FRISE, T. Müntz-Spiegel

 
Lot 6033: HUTTICH. J.Imperatorum Romanorum et Caesarun Vitae, cum Imaginibus ad uiam effigiem expressis

 
Lot 6046: SAMMELBAND mit 2 Einzeltiteln, in einem reich verzierten, auf das Jahr 1560

 
Lot 6072: BEGER, L. Thesaurus Brandenburgicus selectus sive gemmarum et numismatum græcorum

 
Lot 6145: BRITISH MUSEUM. Catalogue of Greek Coins

 
Lot 6146: GRIECHEN BURNETT, A./AMANDRY, M./RIPOLLES, P.P. Roman Provincial Coinage

 
Lot 6206: GRIECHEN HOOVER, O.D. The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series

 
Lot 6289: PELLERIN, J. Recueil de Médailles

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To read the complete article, see:
eLive Auction with Numismatic Literature (https://www.kuenker.de/blog/auction-sales/previews-and-reviews/elive-auction-numismatic-literature/)

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