The Hunter Coin Cabinet is one of the world’s major collections. Founded by William Hunter in the eighteenth century, it is particularly rich in Greek, Roman and British coins. A three-volume Catalogue of Greek Coins in the Hunter Collection was published by Sir George Macdonald in 1899-1905, while Roman Imperial Coins in the Hunter Coin Cabinet, in five volumes, by Professor Anne Robertson appeared between the years 1962 and 1982. Two volumes, on the Anglo-Saxon and Scottish collections, have also been issued as part of the British Academy’s Syllogue of Coins of the British Isles series. This left the Byzantine coins and an important group of Early Medieval Western European coins unpublished. These have now been brought together to form the present catalogue, volume 6 of the catalogue of the collection.
Byzantine and Early Medieval Western European Coins in the Hunter Coin Cabinet
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Seven hundreds and twenty five specimens are described, consisting of 569 Byzantine coins and 156 Early Medieval Western European coins, two thirds of which are Ostrogothic and Merovingian issues. As with the Roman Imperial series the Hunter collection is strong in the gold issues of Byzantium. Many of those formed a part of the Joseph de France collection acquired by Hunter in Vienna in 1782. Again, the volume contains a number of rare, unpublished and unique specimens. All the Early Medieval Western European coins are illustrated, as well as the Byzantine gold and silver issues, along with a selection of the Byzantine bronze.
Pagination: 180
Format: Hardback
Condition: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages
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