371, Lot: 178. Estimate $150. Sold for $300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Bellinger, A.R. The Excavations at Dura-Europos Conducted by Yale University and the French Academy of Inscriptions and Letters. Final Report IV. The Coins. (Yale University Press, 1949). ix, 214 pages, 42 plates, 2179 coins catalogued and discussed. Blue cloth, gilt. Detail of the coins found during the excavations including everything from Seleucid, Syrian tetradrachms, eastern mint Severan denarii and Roman provincial coins. A rare book. Some minor shelf wear and corners lightly bumped, overall a fine copy.

From the library of an American dealer.