Lot 231. Great Britain: Volume I. Part II

Time left: Bidding closed (Sunday, July 5th, 20:55:30 CEST) Current time: Monday, May 6th, 13:01:58 CEST Price realised: CHF 220.00 (12 bids) Approx. EUR 225.80 / USD 243.00 / GBP 193.34 Bid history Amount Bidder Date CHF 220.00 Bidder 2 * 2015-07-05, 20:37:20 CHF 220.00 Bidder 2 * 2015-07-05, 20:33:13 CHF 210.00 Bidder 1 * 2015-07-05, 20:05:48 CHF 203.00 Bidder 2 * 2015-07-05, 17:17:36 CHF 200.00 Bidder 1 * 2015-07-05, 20:05:46 CHF 180.00 Bidder 1 * 2015-07-05, 20:05:43 CHF 160.00 Bidder 1 * 2015-07-05, 20:05:22 CHF 140.00 Bidder 1 * 2015-07-05, 20:05:15 CHF 120.00 Bidder 1 * 2015-07-05, 20:05:12 CHF 100.00 Bidder 1 * 2015-07-05, 20:05:08 CHF 90.00 Bidder 1 * 2015-07-05, 20:04:55 CHF 80.00 Bidder 1 * 2015-07-05, 09:10:44 * User names of other bidders are replaced by Bidder 1, 2, and so on. High bidder: Bidder 2

Great Britain: Volume I. Part II: The Newnham Davis Coins in the Wilson Collection of Classical and Eastern Antiquities Marischal College Aberdeen (nos. 1-490, plates IX-XXII with tissue guards). London 1936. Folio, printed tan stiff paper covers, worn at edges. Interior Near Fine.

CS 1913, Daehn 1968

A note from BCD: In contrast to the two “display type” collections of exceptional Greek coins presented in the previous lot, here we have a selection made by Barclay Head from a much more extensive collection formed during the second half of the 19^th century that also included bronzes. It is fascinating but also instructive to observe and study Head’s choices; some coins he thought worth including would certainly not feature in a similar publication today. E. S. G. Robinson’s introduction is quite revealing; if only some people would read it carefully and then search the text equally carefully, we would not have 19^th century forgeries making their appearance in 21^st century auction catalogues.