393, Lot: 494. Estimate $20. Sold for $50. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

[Metropolitan Museum of Art / John Ward] Sotheby & Co. A.G. – Zürich. The Colllection of Ancient and Later Coins. The Property of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.. (Part I (10 November 1972); Part II (4 April 1973)). 347 and 773 lots respectively. Hardbound. A fine sale that included both Roman gold and Greek coins from the collection of John Ward. Fine condition, some shelf wear. Includes prices realized, Many important Greek, Roman, Byzantine, and Medieval coins.

From the library of Arthur A. Houghton III.