GREEK. The Hellenistic Kingdoms: Portrait Coins and History. Norman Davis and Colin M. Kraay (London, Thames & Hudson, 1973; reprint 1980). Quarto, 296 pages, with a strong section of glossy plates. A well made and highly useful survey linking the political history of the Hellenistic world to the portrait coinages of the successor kingdoms, and particularly valuable for placing the major royal series into their historical setting while also providing a convenient visual guide for the comparison of portraits, rulers, and principal issues across the period. Covers with light wear and shelf dust, spine fading, showing age and use; with a name to the front free endpaper, overall the book is in VG condition. From the personal reference library of David Allen, a well known numismatist, formed over more than 50 years and used as a long term reference for research, attribution, and catalogue work.

Estimate: AUD 100