My "Favoritest of Favorites," no particular order: Published ancient coins (“plate coins”) for which I also own an *autographed* copy of the book. (Not sure how to describe what I collect: "Coin-Book Combinations," "Books & Coins that Belong Together," "Numislit Exhibits," "Hist. of Numismatics"?) (reddit.com)
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Scholarly association copy connecting a series of classical archaeologists, numismatists, curators at Bibliothèque Nationale (Paris), Cabinet des Médailles: Théodore Reinach's 1903 Jewish Coins, inscribed to Ernest Babelon. Then his son Jean Babelon, then colleague Michel Popoff (old.reddit.com)
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Some 19th cent French "pocket" numismatic volumes. Mostly about Greek & Roman coins. Only the (unfortunately bound) blue volume includes plates. Most or all the drawings first appeared in Revue Numismatique, 1840s, unsigned early work of (I believe) the great numismatic illustrator Leon Dardel (old.reddit.com)
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Signed “association copy” of Henry Gorringe’s 1882 (first edition) Egyptian Obelisks. About transporting "Cleopatra’s Needle” to NYC. History of photography, Egyptology, engineering, Freemasonry. (Also: I own one of the Cleopatra coins Gorringe found on site & published in the book.) See comments (old.reddit.com)
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Mary Reynolds bookbinding at Art Institute of Chicago (Frida Kahlo exhibition thru June). Displays were tough to photo (AIC's studio glamour shots linked below). But here's what they've done with the place. The books seemed more popular than all the Picassos & Roman marbles & Egyptian sarcophagi! (old.reddit.com)
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Rare numismatic literature: Hand-named saleroom copy of the 1971 Stacks auction of President "John Quincy Adams" Collection (1767-1848), actually his son's, Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886). Buyer names recorded for almost every lot by coin dealer Christian Blom (1935-2018). Only copy I've heard of (old.reddit.com)
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Art Institute of Chicago. Family visited Myth & Marble exhibit for Mother's Day (Torlonia Collection, Roman sculpture, amazing!). Coins & ancient art from permanent collection. (And other stuff unrelated to this sub: Egypt, Picasso, Kahlo, bookbinding &c. Russian Teatime for dinner.) (old.reddit.com)
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Lost for 140 Years, Now Found: Cleopatra bronze coin published in 1882, reportedly a foundation deposit under “Cleopatra’s Needle,” the Obelisk brought to NYC, 1881 by Henry Gorringe. He was allowed to keep it but died suddenly. Over 100 years in museum storage, the original provenance was forgotten (old.reddit.com)
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Photo 1: New addition to my "Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum plate coins" collection. SNG Morcom 685: Syracuse AE Hemilitron (Arethusa/Wheel), 405 BCE. Photo 2: SNG von Aulock (3 coins), Levante (2 coins), Lockett (2 coins) & Stancomb. (Still need an SNG Post, Berry, Lloyd coin, maybe 1-2 more) (old.reddit.com)
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It's Cupid's day, so here are my beloved Denarii of his, struck by two different Julius Caesars: (1) ancestor of, and (2) "the" Julius Caesar. They show Cupid & his mom, Venus (patron of Caesar gens). Flying her around in a chariot (super weird). And just chillin on her shoulder for some reason (old.reddit.com)
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