Description
De monetis et re numaria ... his accesserunt tractatus varii atque utiles ... 1st edition, 3 parts in 1 volume, woodcut illustrations of ancient coins, of coin weights, a scale, a furnace, etc., contemporary vellum, overlapping edges, early 17th century ownership inscription on the titlepage, 4to., Cologne: apud Ioannem Gymnicum, 1591
Note: Adams B3153; Einaudi 737; Goldsmiths 254; Kress B18 ; Smith Rara arithmetica p. 396
Rare first edition of this early work on coinage. Budel, a Belgian jurisconsul, became director of the numismatic collections of the Duke of Bavaria and the Bavarian mint. The work contains observations on the value and devaluation of money and depreciation. A number of chapters deal with the history of coins. This monumental work also contains contributions from an number of other authors on the same subject.
Provenance: Peter Nelson