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Lanz catalogs for sale in two lots. SOLD
Descriptions extracted from my "Catalog contents" page.
SOLD
Lot 1: 41 catalogs as one lot: #6 and all the ones with ancients #22-86 (odd numbered catalogs did not have ancients), and others up to #121.
That whole batch, with prices-realized, $189+$35 shipping = $224 (the cost of one good coin, but of far more eductional value).
ALL (but one, #135) catalogs come with the prices realized, which makes them far more valuable and useful than just the catalogs would be without the PR.
Lot 2: 20 Lanz catalogs with ancients, as listed below, from #125-166. $95+$20 shipping = $115.
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Lanz (Munich) 10 1/4" by 7 3/4". All MV and MQP unless noted otherwise. Consistently about 3/8" thick. Early issues have virtually all coins illustrated on excellent page plates. Recent issues have coins illustrated throughout. Lanz includes Roman provincial chronologically within Roman. Catalogs with ancients have only ancients. The first 10 numbers were under the name "Gitta Kastner." Until number 94, virtually all the even numbered catalogs were all ancients and all the odd numbers had none. 84, 93, 99 are literature.
When Lanz has a moderate number of Byzantine coins, they are usually common gold pieces and there will also be late Roman solidii of the emperors before Anastasius. Lanz almost always has substantial numbers of late Roman AE in excellent condition, and substantial numbers of antoniani. Although very desirable for type, many would sell for less than $150 on eBay. These may be, and often are, right next to high quality aureii and rare late Roman silver and even late Roman gold medallions.
The photographs in the early issues are good, but not up to the very high modern standards that have become typical. They gradually got better and better sometime around number 34.
Gitta Kastner Munchen
6 (11/74) HQP. 476 ancients on 35 ppl + 9 E. 222 G, 194 R, 60 Byz
After#12 the named changed to Lanz Munchen. From this point all even-numbered catalogs are of ancients and all odd-numbered catalogs are of non-ancient coins, until number 84, which was literature.
Lanz
Note: Before number 97 the odd-numbered catalogs did not have ancients.
22 (5/82) 1003 ancients on 35 ppl. 475 G, 483 R, 45 Byz
24 (4/83) 879 ancients on 32 ppl. 425 G, 383 R, 71 Byz
26 (12/83) 998 ancients on 45 ppl. 335 G, 624 R, 39 Byz
28 (5/84) 945 ancients on 42 ppl. 349 G, 519 R, 77 Byz
30 (11/84) 961 ancients on 42 ppl. 393 G, 503 R, 52 Byz, 10 DA
32 (4/85) 895 ancients on 48 ppl. 353 G, 492 R, 34 Byz, 13 DA
Note: Up to here the photos are good, but they could be better. They didn't quite have the glare and darkness mastered. After here, the photo quality is high.
34 (11/85) 976 ancients on 44 ppl. 302 G, 631 R, 36 Byz, 7 DA
36 (4/86) 962 ancients on 40 ppl. 518 G, 406 R, 33 Byz, 5 DA
38 (11/86) 1046 ancients on 48 ppl. 450 G, 418 R, 77 Byz, 3 DA
Note: Before number 97 the odd-numbered catalogs did not have ancients.
40 (5/87) 966 ancients on 44 ppl. 454 G, 454 R, 54 Byz, 4 DA
42 (11/87) 835 ancients on 38 ppl. 356 G, 436 R, 43 Byz
44 (5/88) 925 ancients on 43 ppl. 319 G, 539 R, 65 Byz
46 (11/88) 835 ancients on 38 ppl. 353 G, 410 R, 61 Byz, 10 DA.
48 (5/89) 886 ancients on 38 ppl. 420 Greek, 28 Juba II, 402 R, 36Byz.
Note: Photograph quality before here is very good, but after here it is excellent.
50 (11/89) HQP. 960 ancients on 36 ppl + 12 color E. 258 G, 172 Pegasi of Corinth and colonies, 32 electrum of Mylilene and Miletos, 410 R, 61 Byz, 7 DA.
Pegasi of Corinth and colonies (172), electrum of Mylilene and Miletos (32)
52 (5/90) HQP. 850 ancients on 36 ppl + 4 color E. 318 G, 476 R, 56 Byz
54 (11/90) HQP. 1088 ancients on 44 ppl + 6 color E. 358 G, 682 R, 50 Byz (some Cherson AE)
shekels of Tyre (49)
56 (5/91) 883 ancients on 37 ppl + 2 color E. 300 G, 520 R, 53 Byz, 9 DA
58 (11/91) 1012 ancients on 40 ppl + 2 color E. 409 G, 533 R, 55 Byz, 6 DA, 9 tessera
60 (6/92) 1025 ancients on 41 ppl + 2 color E. 270 G, 494 R, 48 Byz, 11 Byz lead seals
62 (11/92) 987 ancients on 40 ppl + 2 color E. 453 G, 457 R, 51 Byz, 22 Byz lead seals
64 (6/93) 1019 ancients on 37 ppl + 2 color E. 346 G, 576 R, 83 Byz, 12 Byz lead seals
66 (11/93) 1006 ancients on 35 ppl + 1 color E. 353 G, 614 R, 39 Byz
Note: Before number 97 the odd-numbered catalogs did not have ancients.
68 (6/94) 1012 ancients on 36 ppl + 2 color E. 272 G, 649 R, 84 Byz, 6 DA.
52 pieces of Hadrian and Aelius
70 (11/74) VHV. VHQP. "Sammlung Margaretha Ley" 289 ancients on 10 ppl + all on 18 color E. 152 G, 60 R gold, 48 Celtic, 22 imitations
72 (5/95) 936 ancients on 35 ppl. 333 G including Celtic imitations, 122 RR, 442 RI including 3 contorniates and a few RP, 26 Byz, 13 DA.
74 (5/95) 936 ancients on 35 ppl. 73 Celtic, 11 Imitiations, 248 G, 561 R, 3 contorniates, 26 Byz, 13 DA [Oddly, this issue was cut a bit narrower than all the others. It looks much the same and has the same height, but is 6 mm narrower]
76 (5/96) 1015 ancients on 39 ppl. 302 G, 610 R (many sestertii), 94 Byz, 8 DA
78 (11/96) 783 ancients on 35 ppl. 384 G, 580 R, 19 Byz
80 (5/97) 800 ancients on 26 ppl. 215 G, 539 R, 36 Byz.
Lanz
82 (11/97) 879 ancients on 35 ppl. 227 G, 611 R (including RP), 36 Byz, 6 coins of the mines.
[84 is literature, not included]
86 (5/98) MV. MQP. 808 ancients on 32 ppl. 235 G, 533 R, 34 Byz, 6 DA.
[90 (11/98) was orders and decorations, not ancients, not included]
97 (5/00) MV. MQP. 1094 ancients on 46 ppl + 1 in color. 355 G, 652 R, 48 Byz, 8 DA.
106 (26-27 Nov. 2001) MV. HQP. 816 ancients on 39 ppl + 4 color ppl of enlargements. 180 G, 613 R, 23 Byz.
[108 is literature only]
109 (5/02) MV. HQP. 943 ancients on 48 ppl plus 4 color ppl of enlargements. 66 Celtic, 13 imitations, 139 G, 57 RR, 634 RI (including RP), 34 Byz.
112 (25/26 Nov. 2002) MV. MQP. 1000 ancients on 48 ppl + 4 color E. 244 G, 702 Roman, 51 Byz, 4 DA
114 (5/03) MV. MQP. 933 ancients on 47 ppl. 32 imitations, 160 G, 48 RR, 627 RI (including 3 medallions and some RP), 52 Byz, 14 DA.
117 (11/03) MV. MQP. 1383 ancients on 72 ppl. 451 G, 35 RR, 842 RI (including RP), 53 Byz.
120 (18 May 2004) MV. MQP. 667 ancients on 39 ppl. 32 Celtic, 6 imitations, 141 G, 21 RR, 412 RI (including RP), 45 Byz, 4 DA gold.
121 (22 Nov. 2004) MV. MQP. 687 ancients. 87 Celtic, 6 R imit., 138 G, 69 RR, 354 RI, 32 Byz, 1 DA.
Before this line, photographs are in back and white.
After this line, catalogs are in color with all photographs in color
125 (2005, Nov. 28) MV. HQP. 1266 ancients, all in color. 30 Celtic, 8 Roman imitations, 494 G, 102 RR, 558 RI, 68 Byz, 5 DA, 1 spintria.
128 (2006, May 22) MV. HQP. 1000 ancients, all in color. 37 Celtic, 5 R imitations, 111 G, 111 RR, 748 RI, 41 Byz, 4 DA.
132 (2006, Nov. 27) MV. HQP. 622 ancients, all in color. 27 eastern Celtic, 3 Roman imitations, 228 G, 50 RR, 253 RI, 52 Byz
135 (2007, May 21) MV. HQP. 1065 ancients, all in color. 36 Celtic, 360 G, 76 RR, 28 Augustus, 471 RI (including some RP), 80 Byz (including some AE), 6 DA, 8 India. [no PR]
138 (2007, Nov. 26) MV. 1007 ancients. 53 Celtic, 437 G, 44 RR, 413 RI (includng some RP), 54 Byz (Including AE), 6 DA.
141 (2008, May 26) 930 ancients.
[143 is literature, not coins]
144 (2008, Nov. 24) 82 ancients among 1267. Including 12 outstanding Byzantine lead seals
145 (2009, Jan. 5) HV and VHV. 162 high value ancients among 280. 40 G, 4 RR, 123 RI, mostly gold, 1 Byz.
148 (2010, Jan. 4) HV and VHV. Hardcover. 168 high-value ancients (mostly gold) among 226. 63 G, 8 RR, 95 RI, 2 Byz.
149 (2010, June24) 605 ancients among 773. 285 G, 45 RR, 213 RI (with numerous high-quality RP within), 60 Byz, 3 DA
150 (2010, Dec. 13) 502 ancients among 621. A few enlargements. 14 Celtic including 8 south Germany gold, 173 G, 23 RR, 259 RI, 33 Byz, 1 DA
South Germany Celtic gold (8)
151 from now on each catalog has many attractive ancients, but I am not taking the time to detail the contents.
153
154 (2012, June 11-12) 622 ancients among 1350.
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159 (2014, Dec. 8) 658 ancients among 914. 273 G, 45 RR, 302 RI including many sestertii, 38 Byz. Followed by the Mazarakis collection of gold of Venice [$9, reduced to $6]
Venice gold (76)
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