ROMAN. The Roman Imperial Coinage by Mattingly, Sydenham, Sutherland, Carson and others, a substantial cloth-bound Spink run comprising (1) Volume I, Augustus to Vitellius; (2) Volume II, Vespasian to Hadrian; (3) Volume III, Antoninus Pius to Commodus; (4) Volume IV, Part I, Pertinax to Geta; (5) Volume IV, Part II, Macrinus to Pupienus; (6) Volume IV, Part III, Gordian III to Uranius Antoninus; (7) Volume V, Part I, Valerian to Florian; (8) Volume V, Part II, Probus to Amandus; (9) Volume VI; (10) Volume VII, Constantine to Licinius; and (11) Volume VIII. One of the great pillars of the numismatic library, the RIC series remains the standard corpus for Roman imperial coinage and is indispensable for research, attribution, and catalogue work, with long runs and matching groups always sought after by collectors, scholars, and cataloguers. Covers with light wear and shelf dust, minor spine fading, good for the age and years of use, overall VG from many years of use. 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. (11 books).

Estimate: AUD 1000