[NUMISMATICA] Lot that brings together two study copies, "Epitome Thesauri Antiquitatum" by Jacopo Strada and "Numismata antiqua" by Thomas Herbert Interesting collection of two works dedicated to ancient numismatics, The work of Thomas Herbert, is one of the most important numismatic repertoires of the early eighteenth century where hundreds of Greek and Roman coins belonging to the own famous collection, sold by Sotheby's in the summer of 1848; The work of Strada, dedicated to banker and collector Jakob Fugger, is the first Latin edition of the repertoire of portraits of the Western emperors from Caesar to Charles V, about 400 illustrated. HERBERT, Thomas, 8th Earl of Pembroke (1656-1733). Numismata antiqua in tres partes divided. [London], 1746. 3 (of 4) parts in a volume, 4to (200 x 180mm). 3 frontispieces engraved for each part and 264 (of 267) calcographic tables, without the index, divided as follows: Part I with general frontispium and tables 1-38 (lack 12); Part II, table not numbered, front page numbered as table 1 and tables 2-98 (lack 89); Part III with front page numbered as table 1 and tables 2-129 (no 117). 19th century English binding with leather back (detachable plates, defects and scratches) [IN LOTTO CON:] ROAD, Jacopo (1507-1588). Epitome Thesauri Antiquitatum, hoc est, Imperatorum Romanorum Orientalium et Occidentalium Iconum. Lyon: Jean de Tournes, 1553. 4th about 400 xylographic medallions depicting the Roman emperors within the black background; initials and xylograph friezes (missing the cards A-B2; v1, v4, including the frontispiece) slight gore of water and a small path of tarlo at the lower edge of some notebooks. Coeval bonding in full parchment with manuscript title to the back. Origin: antique look notes, traces of ancient paper stamps B3. (3)