371, Lot: 448. Estimate $100. Sold for $240. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Klose, Dietrich O. A. Die Münzprägung von Smyrna in der Römischen Kaiserzeit. (Berlin, 1987). AMuGS X. xxi, 358 pages, 63 fine plates. Green cloth, gilt, housed in protective slip case. The standard reference. Slip case shows some wear (as it’s supposed to do), but the book is very fine.

From the library of an American dealer.