Is
Eckhel the author of that 1785
auction catalogue?
Ah yes, p. 2 is a preface by
Eckhel, where he explains that the
collection offered for sale was assembled by Garellianus, and includes
Roman Republican and Imperial coins in silver and bronze only, the collection's
gold coins having already been disposed of.
Eckhel informs the reader that he arranged the
collection himself before the owner's death, so can guarantee that the coins are all authentic and in
good condition, and include some very
rare types but no duplicates,
nor the useless accumulation of late
Roman bronze coins that disfigures some
collections. The whole
collection to be sold as one lot, starting
price 3000 Austrian florins. Customers having particular questions are invited to contact
Eckhel himself by letter.
On the following pages the contents of the
collection are summarized by
Republican family or emperor and by metal and size only, not by
type. Total coins in the
collection, according to p. 14:
1099
Republican2210 imperial silver coins
1026 Imperial large bronzes
1144 imperial middle bronzes
566 imperial small bronzes
Total: 6045 coins.