393, Lot: 453. Estimate $100. Sold for $320. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Kent, J.P.C, and Max and Albert Hirmer. Roman Coins. (New York: Abrams, 1978 revised edition). 368 pages of text with 199 plates of coins illustrated, with introduction, abbreviations, and index. Green cloth with dust jacket. An attractive and useful “coffee-table” style book, illustrating some of the finest known examples of ancient Roman coinage. Out-of-print. Very Fine condition, light shelf wear.

From the library of Arthur A. Houghton III.