Summer 2019 Literature Auction, Lot: 158. Estimate $100. Sold for $65. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

[Various Authors]. Lot of six titles relating to Roman usurpers in the Western Empire. Includes:

Akerman, J. Y. Coins of the Romans Relating to Britain. (London, 1894).

Askew, G. The Coinage of Roman Britain. (London, 1951).

Bland, R. & Burnett, A. The Normanby Hoard and other Roman Coin Hoards. Coin Hoards from Roman Britain. Vol. VIII. (London, 1988).

Casey, P. J. The British Usurpers Carausius & Allectus. (Yale University Press, 1995).

Elmer, G. & De Witte, J. Die Münzprägung der Gallischen Kaiser in Köln Trier und Malland. (Darmstadt, 1941. Reprinted, Liege, 1974).

Schulte, B. Die Goldprägung der gallischen Kaiser von Postumus bis Tetricus. Typos IV. (Salzburg, 1983).

Fine condition overall, the Akerman worn at extremities, the other titles showing signs of light wear, some ownership inscriptions and labels else internally clean throughout. Includes the useful reprint of Elmer’s catalogue of coins of the Romano-Gallic emperors, the original of which is very rarely offered. Six (6) titles in lot. Website shipping rates do not apply.

From the Numismatic Library of a Major North American Dealer. The Schulte ex Malter Galleries Inc., Auction #88 (4th June 2006), lot 746.