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Lot 3879      

Estimate $200
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $250

(BRAND, Virgil), Sotheby's, Zurich, The Collection of Virgil M. Brand, sold by Order of the Executors of the Estate of Jane Brand Allen, Part 1 Roman and European Coins, July 1 1982, @150pps., 377 lots, every lot illustrated throughout, some as enlargements, one colour plate; Part 3 Greek and Roman Coins, June 9, 1983, @150pps., 469 lots, every lot illustrated, some as enlargements, one colour plate; Part 5 Greek and Roman Coins, London, February 1, 1984, almost every lot illustrated, 35 plates, @120 pps., 713 lots; Part 7 Ancient Coins, London, 25th October, 1984, 17 plates, @80pps., 715 lots, last three with prices realised list, all with distinctive brown covers. Most important, as issued and very scarce. (4)

The Ancient coins as Part 1, 3, 5, 7 of the greatest collection of coins ever sold. Virgil Brand (1861-1926) created the largest collection ever formed. Its disposal has taken nearly half a century. Upon his death the collection was divided between two brothers and these sales in the early 1980's represent those that Armin Brand gave to his daughter, a more detailed account is presented in Part 1 of the above sales. Theses sales were the major sales in the early 1980's and Sotheby's presented them like the Hunt sales of the early 1990's.