ECKHEL, Joseph Hilarius Von. NUMI VETERES ANECDOTI EX MUSEIS CAESAREO VINDOBONENSI, FLORENTINO MAGNI DUCIS ETRURIAE, GRANELLIANO NUNC CAESAREO, VITZAIANO, FESTETICSIANO, SAVORGNANO VENETO, ALIISQUE, COLLEGIT, ET ANIMADVERSIONIBUS ILLUSTRAVIT JOSEPHUS ECKHEL THESAURO CAESAREO NUMORUM VETERUM, ET REI ANTIQUARIAE IN UNIVERSITATE VINDOBONENSI DOCENDAE PRAEFECTUS. PARS I. COMPLECTENS NUMOS IN EUROPAE URBIBUS SIGNATOS. Con: PARS II. NUMI VETERES ANECDOTI PARS II COMPLECTENS NUMOS IN ASIAE, ET AFRICAE URBIBUS SIGNATOS, QUIBUS ADDUNTUR, NUMI INCERTI, ET NONNULLI LATINE INSCRIPTI. Viennae Austriae, Typis Josephi Kurzböck, Caes. Reg. Aulae Illyr. Orient Typographus et Bibliopola, 1775. In 8°. (2), 1, (1), 4 pages of dedication to Empress Maria Theresa of Austria, 6 pages of introduction, 162 pages. 163-318 pages, 10 pages of index; 17 finely engraved folded plates of coins. Antique half-leather binding with marbled corners and plates. Gilt spine, threading and titles. Vignette and finials with floral decoration and figures. Front cover partially unbound. Some pages browned but no damage to the text. Overall, good condition. Following the suppression of the Jesuit College in Vienna, the adjoining numismatic cabinet was incorporated into the imperial collection. The former curator, Abbot Eckhel, moved in with the coins and was appointed curator of ancient coins of the Imperial Coin Cabinet in March 1774. Printed at the author's own expense, this first numismatic work is divided into two parts. The first part (pp. 1-162) is devoted to ancient coins minted in Europe, arranged clockwise from Hispania and Gaul to the Greek islands; the second part (pp. 165-318) concerns specimens minted in Asia and Africa, arranged clockwise from Pontus to Egypt; in addition, some indeterminate specimens are described, as well as some Republican, Imperial and Byzantine Roman.gr. 912