Saverio Scilla:

Breve notizia delle monete pontificie antiche, e moderne sino alle ultime dell'anno XV del regnante pontefice Clemente XI.

Roma, Francesco Gonzaga, 1715. 4to. 21 x 15 cms. [8] + 404 pp.

Contemporary full vellum, smooth spine gilt. Lower margin of title with old ownership inscription inked out. Round stamp and bookplate of Alexander Erba Odescalchi.

A classic work rich in information about all papal coinage from its origins. Bassoli 55: "Despite the modest title, this is the most extensive study of modern numismatics ever published in Italian" (”Nonostante la modestia del titolo, si tratta del piu esteso studio di numismatica moderna apparso storicamente in lingua italiana"). The coins of Innocentius XI, born Benedetto Odescalchi, are discussed on pp. 277 ff.

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