1st Auction at the Numismatische Antiquariat Lang

Auction 1 of the Numismatisches Antiquariat Lang will offer 1328 lots of numismatic literature on January 07, 2024. The auction begins with a lot of bibliophile works. These include numerous rare books and magnificent volumes. This will be followed by general literature and a wide range of ancient numismatic titles. Three original editions are particularly noteworthy: Svorono’s work “Ta Nomismata tou Kratous ton Ptolemaion” in a beautiful uniform half leather (lot 282), Haeberlin “Aes Grave Das Schwergeld Roms” (lot 180) and Ravel “Descriptive catalogue of the collection of Tarentine coins formed by M. P. Vlasto” (lot 250).

Los 55: Menestrier, C.F. Histoire du Regne de Louis Le Grand. Starting price: 750 EUR

• Menestrier, C.F. Histoire du Regne de Louis Le Grand. Par les médailles, emblêmes, devises, jettons, inscriptions, armoiries, et autres monumens publics. Paris 1700. Kupfertitel mit Vign., gest. Portr.-Front., gest. Front., 93 Tfn. (2 gefalt.) und zahlr. Textkupfern und Initialen. 80 S., 4 Bll. Contemporary full leather, somewhat bumped and foxed. Splendid edition. Expanded edition of the 1693 edition.

Los 282: Svoronos, J.N. Ta Nomismata tou Kratous ton Ptolemaion. Starting price: 2,500 EUR

• Svoronos, J.N. Ta Nomismata tou Kratous ton Ptolemaion. 4 Bände. Athen 1904-1908. XII S., 506 Spalten, 3 Falttabellen; 324 S.; 64 Tfn.; LXVIII, 622 Spalten, 4 Tfn. Band 4 beinhaltet auf Spalten 1-396 eine umfangreiche Zusammenfassung dieser grundlegenden Studie in deutscher Sprache. Am Schluss verlagsmäßig in separater Paginierung hinzugefügt: HULTSCH, F. Die Gewichte und Werte der ptolemäischen Münzen. 80 Spalten. Athen 1904-1908. Uniformly bound in 4 volumes. Half leather, crease in volume 1. Splendid copy. Rarely offered in the original.

Literature from the Middle Ages and modern times is most strongly represented. When browsing the selection, you will find numerous standard works in the original edition as well as sought-after and out-of-print works. There are also special editions and fine quality items. Examples include Dannenberg “Die deutschen Münzen der sächsischen und fränkischen Kaiserzeit” in the original (lot 417), Mailliet “Catalogue descriptif des monnaies obsidionales et necessite” in the original (lot 654) and a splendid edition by Chestret “Numismatique de la principaute de Liege et de ses dependances (Bouillon, Looz) depuis leurs annexions” (lot 409).

After a small number of commemorative publications, periodicals come under the hammer. Particularly noteworthy here are a complete series of the Numismatische Zeitschrift Wien and an almost complete series of the Gazette numismatique francaise.

Los 475: Fiala, E. Münzen und Medaillen der welfischen Lande. 11. Teile. Starting price: 1,500 EUR

• Fiala, E. Münzen und Medaillen der Welfischen Lande. 1. Teil: Prägungen der Zeit der Ludolfinger, Brunonen, Billinger, Supplingenburger etc. Prag 1916. 143 S., 6 Tfn. 2. Teil: Die Welfen in den Sachsenlanden. Das alte Haus Braunschweig. Das alte Haus Lüneburg. Prägungen der Burgundier, der Welfen in Bayern, Italien etc. Prag 1910. 173 S., 11 Tfn. 3. Teil: Das alte Haus Braunschweig, Linie zu Grubenhagen. Mittelbraunschweig-Mittellüneburg. Prag 1906/1907. 112 S., 5 Tfn. 4. Teil: Das mittlere Haus Braunschweig, Linie zu Wolfenbüttel. Prag 1906. 268 S., 19 Tfn. 5. Teil: Das mittlere Haus Braunschweig, Linie zu Calenberg. Prag 1904. 53 S., 4 Tfn. 6. Teil: Das neue Haus Braunschweig zu Wolfenbüttel. Prag 1907/1908. 292 S., 18 Tfn. 7. Teil: Das neue Haus Braunschweig zu Wolfenbüttel II. (Bevern). Prag 1909. S. 295-466, Tfn. 19-27. 8. Teil: Das neue Haus Lüneburg (Celle) zu Hannover I. Prag 1912. 283 S., 14 Tfn. 9. Teil: Das neue Haus Lüneburg (Celle) zu Hannover II. Prag 1913. S. 287-587, Tfn. 15-36. 10. Teil: Das neue Haus Lüneburg zu Hannover III. Prag 1915. S. 591-766, Tfn. 37-44. 11. Teil: Das neue Haus Lüneburg zu England (Großbritannien). Prag 1917. 292 S., 16 Tfn. 11 Bände. Full leather. Splendid series.

The auction concludes with the auction catalogues section. These include auction catalogues before 1945, such as those by Cahn, Helbing, Hess, Hamburger and Merzbacher. Early auction catalogues, such as the Welzl von Wellenheim collection or the Montagu collection of Roman and Byzantine coins, are just a few examples of the diversity of this section. Also on offer are auction catalogues after 1945 with some series, such as Adolph Hess AG, Leu Numismatik, Münzen und Medaillen AG.

Los 1238: Rollin et Feuardent, Paris. Collection de feu M.H. Montagu. Starting price: 1,200 EUR

• Rollin et Feuardent, Paris. Auktion vom 20.04.1896. Collection de feu M. H. Montagu, F. S. A. Vice-président de la Société numismatique de Londres. Monnaies dor romaines & byzantines. VII, 1291 Nrn., 41 Tfn. List of results. Half leather, somewhat scuffed. Rarely offered. Splendid copy. With library stamp.

We hope you enjoy browsing through the wide range of numismatic literature on offer, look forward to your bids and hope that you will once again be able to fill a gap in your library.

Literature Auction 1 will take place on Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 04:00 p.m. CEST as live auction on the platform Auex. You can place your maximum bids before the auction – or during the live auction, where you can bid on the lots in real time, similar to a room auction, and actively influence the auction process. Pre-bids are already running.