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Tall 4to [32.5 by 21.5 cm], contemporary Cambridge paneled calf crudely rebacked with later tan cowhide. (8), 342, (14) pages; title printed in red and black; fine engravings of the obverses and reverses of 97 English coins and medals in the text, including what is thought to be the earliest depiction of the St. Patrick’s coinage on page 133. Binding worn, with cracked hinges; browning and minor discoloration throughout. Good. A perfectly useable copy, if not the prettiest, of the first major history of English medals written in English. “Evelyn’s curiosity was unquenchable, and he was already an old man when he began in 1692 to collect notes for a work on medals. He had found that little had been written on the subject in English and, animated by a considerable regard for portraits and portraiture, sought in his Numismata to remedy this defect.” — Keynes. The result was a handsome work with excellent engravings of medals. It is thought that the engraving of a St. Patrick’s copper on page 133 is the earliest depiction of these pieces. Bassoli 33. Dekesel E28, Issue III (plate LXXXI printed as appropriate on page 146; the first issue had plate LXXIX printed for a second time in place of LXXXI, which was subsequently corrected with a printed overslip). Hirsch 37. Lipsius 118. Manville 72. Modesti 733. Strandberg 64.

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