A catalogue of the genuine and entire collection of Greek and Roman medals and medalions in gold, silver, and brass, of the learned Dr. Kennedy, deceas'd : which (by order of the executors) will be sold by auction, by Mr. Prestage, at his great room the end of Savile-Row, next Conduit-Street, Hanover-Square, on Thursday and Friday, the 8th and 9th of May, 1760.
Published / Created:
[London] : Mr. Prestage, [1760]
Physical Description:
18 pages ; 25 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
"N.B. Amongst this collection there is the Twelve Cesars in gold, in fine preservation, and a collection of 256 medals of the Emperor Carausius, nine of them are fine silver and extreme rare, and also eighty-nine medals of the Emperor Alectus in brass, all of different reverses and types, and many of them extreme rare."
Subject Terms:
Kennedy, John, -1760 -- Numismatic collections -- Catalogs. | Art auctions -- England -- London -- Catalogs. | Art -- Private collections -- Great Brit | Medals, Greek -- Catalogs -- Early works to 1800. | Medals, Roman -- Catalogs -- Early works to 1800. | Numismatics -- Private collections -- England -- Catalogs -- Early works to 1800. | Kennedy, John, -1760 | Medals, Greek. | Medals, Roman. | Numismatics -- Private collections. | England. | Dr. Kennedy | Northwick, John Rushout, Baron, 1770–1859 -- Bookplate. | Upcott, William, 1779–1845 -- Autograph. | London Institution -- Ownership.