CALLATAY, F. DE & HEESCH, J. VAN Greek & Roman Coins from the du Chastel Collection. Coin Cabinet of the Royal Library of Belgium.
London 1999. xix (1) 162 (2) pages, 41 plates. Casebound.The collection of Greek and Roman coins published here, was formed by Count du Chastel. Described by Ernest Babelon as the finest collection of its kind ever formed by a private collector, it is distinguished by the quality of the coins it contains. Comprising no less than 821 coins - more than 300 Greek and upwards of 500 Roman - the coins in the collection embrace the full range of both these periods. The collection was purchased a century ago by the Belgian Government. (Ref: 2565) Published at £60.00 - SPECIAL OFFER:
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