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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rrdenarius, post: 2646057, member: 75525&quot;]I picked up a package at the post office on my home from work.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]584569[/ATTACH] </p><p>I am not sure that pic does it justice - </p><p>[ATTACH=full]584568[/ATTACH] </p><p>I have had a PDF copy of the book, but it is much better in hand!!! the shipping box was 19&quot; X 24&quot;. </p><p>I won this one at the NYINC auction by Kolb &amp; Fanning. Their description is below - </p><p>Haeberlin, Dr. Jur. E.J. AES GRAVE. DAS SCHWERGELD ROMS UND MITTELITALIENS EINSCHLIESSLICH DER IHN VORAUSGEHENDEN ROHRBRONZEWÄHRUNG. Reprint. Bologna: Forni, 1976. Two volumes. Quarto text and large folio plate folder. Original blue cloth, gilt, with blue cloth-backed printed plate folder. xxviii, 280 pages, occasional text figures, 1 plate; (4) pages, 103 plates. Plate folder taped; folder and plates with corner bumps. Very good. A monumental work. Ernst Justus Haeberlin (1847-1925) formed an extraordinary collection of the early cast coinages of the Roman Republic, and Aes Grave is the result of a life&#039;s work in numismatics. Clain-Stefanelli 3788*. Grierson 72. Kroh 68: &quot;This monumental 1910 study ... was the first modern work on this series and is still utilized as a primary reference.&quot;</p><p>The plates are 19.5&quot; X 13.5&quot;.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]584574[/ATTACH] </p><p>this one show some nice bars</p><p>[ATTACH=full]584574[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]584576[/ATTACH] </p><p>these show aes with marks - the book has 3 examples that weigh 50, 40 &amp; 30 grams. Mine are smaller at 16.1 and 16.5 grams.</p><p><br /></p><p>I found a review of this book from a few years ago by Ed Snible: </p><p><a href="http://digitalhn.blogspot.com/2007/05/most-impressive-numismatic-book.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://digitalhn.blogspot.com/2007/05/most-impressive-numismatic-book.html" rel="nofollow">http://digitalhn.blogspot.com/2007/05/most-impressive-numismatic-book.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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