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Leather. Zustand: Good. First edition. The second volume of this rare catalogue of the Roman coins preserved in the Brandenburg Electoral Collection, with copious examples illustrated throughout. First edition. The second volume of this comprehensive reference of Roman coins held in Brandenburg Electoral Collection.Three volumes were published for this work.Very scarce.In full contemporary calf, with raised bands and decorative gilt to the spine. Bound with half title, original blanks and errata leaf.Illustrated with finely engraved title vignette, dedicated leaf vignette, engraved headpieces, tailpieces, initials and many in-text engravings depicting ancient Roman coins.Collated, lacking engraved frontispiece.Compiled by Laurentius Begerus (commonly known as Lorenz Beger), a German antiquarian and librarian, who until 1685 was in charge of the Elector Palatine, and then until his death of the Elector of Brandenburg, whose archives he presided over. For these merits he was elected to the Prussian Academy of Sciences in 1701 (in which year Elector Frederick became King of Prussia) Brandenburg, whose archives he presided over.Register: [a2]-a4, b2, Uuu2-Rrrrr4, Sssss-Aaaaaa2, [Bbbbbb1]. Runs as issued. In full contemporary calf, with raised bands and decorative gilt to the spine. Externally, smart, with rubbing and worming to the extremities. Internally, half title is working loose, otherwise firmly bound. Pages are slightly toned to margins and in-text engravings, with occasional scattered spotting. Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

[1] Coloniae Brandenburgicae (Berlin Cölln), Ulrich Liebpert, 1692, in-folio 31,50 cm, (8)nn pp (title, dedication to Eberh. Danckelman) + 167 pp, with many engravings in the text and 5 plates outside the text (complete). Bound with item [2] in later full vellum binding (pastiche binding), leather title label on spine, with engraved armorial ex-libris (engraved by Martin Tyroff in Nürnberg) of Ernest-Friderich III of Saxony -Hildburghausen. [2] Coloniae Brandenburgicae (Berlin Cölln), Ulrich Liebpert, 1700, (20)nn pp (title with vignet, dedication, preface, index) + 103 pp + (18)nn pp (coin index) + 12 pp (Beger's notes) + 68 engraved plates of coins (20 to 24 coins each plate). Nice and interesting collection of two books by Lorentz Beger with great numismatic interest. The first work is famous because it mentions for the first time the famous Roman sarcophagus of the Pamphili collection. The second work is very rare. Beger rewrites here a study by Jacob de Bie (1581-1640) , numismatic collector and print-maker of the Southern Netherlands , first published in 1615, then 1627, with commentary by Albert Rubens (son of the painter). The study describes the collection of the golden roman coins of Charles de Croij (1560 - 1612) He was a famous collector ; also known for his collection of the ''Albums de Croy'' which offer a rich iconography of his estates in the Netherlands. Lorentz Beger (1653-1705) was librarian to the Elector of Brandenburg Friedrich III and also responsible for his art collections. The second work is dedicated by Beger to Elector Friedrich III 2 years before he became Friedrich Ist, king of Prussia.…