Wiczay, Count Mihály [Caronni, Felice]. Musei Hedervarii in Hungaria numos antiquos Graecos et Latinos descripit anecdotos vel parum cognitos etiam cupreis tabulis incidi curavit C. Michael a Wiczay opere duas in partes distributo. (Vindobonae; Typis Patr

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Wiczay, Count Mihály [Caronni, Felice]. Musei Hedervarii in Hungaria numos antiquos Graecos et Latinos descripit anecdotos vel parum cognitos etiam cupreis tabulis incidi curavit C. Michael a Wiczay opere duas in partes distributo. (Vindobonae; Typis Patrum Mechitaristarum, 1814). Volume I only. 4to., pp. (8), 360, (2), (8); 32 folding plates of coins, including one of monograms, engraved illustrations in the text. Solidly bound in contemporary vellum with remnants of black morocco title label to spine, boards rubbed with some wear, contents toned with occasional ink annotations, some of the folding plates reinforced with tape. Armorial ex libris on front pastedown. Very good overall. Babelon p. 131. Brunet 29746, “Ce cabinet contient pres de 18,000 medailles choisies.” Leitzmann p. 20. Website shipping rates do not apply. Please note that this lot will ship from our London office.


The first volume of Count Wiczay’s (1731-1831) exhaustive collection of ancient Greek and Roman coins. One of the most important private collections of its day, it was later sold into the trade making the extensive catalogue still highly useful for provenance research

Closing Date and Time: 19 July 2023 at 15:19:00 ET.

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