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410, Lot: 641. Estimate $300.
Sold for $425. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

[Vlasto] Ravel, Oscar E.. Descriptive Catalogue of the Collection of Tarentine Coins formed by M.P. Vlasto . (London: Spink & Son, 1947). 196 pages with 53 plates illustrating 1888 coins. Stiff cardbound with paper cover. Original edition of one of the standard references on Tarentine coins, with even the lesser 1977 Obol International reprint being in strong demand and commanding strong prices. Plates of the first edition are far superior in quality. Fine to Very Fine condition overall, some age showing, especially to the cover.