Historical Art, Collectable Numismatics, Rare Book, and Old Maps are the four important sections of the first part of the book. Auction of historical art, which will take place on Thursday, March 23. Each section is represented by exhibits of the collection, which are rarely found on the Romanian market and have museum value. The auction is a unique opportunity for collectors and lovers of historical art to replenish their collections with authentic and valuable works that have withstood the test of time and remained witnesses of past eras.

The section of the rare book is represented by the work “Tabula Peutingeriana” or “Map of Roman roads from the river I î.en”, written in Latin. The princeps edition, illustrated by the Dutch geographer Abraham Ortelius in 1598, has a starting price of €3,000 and is the most famous work of the German humanist Konrad Poitinger, securing his descendants in the pantheon of science. The rare collection of maps includes Roman roads built in all the provinces of the empire, including the North Danubian territories that were part of the Roman province of Dacia. At the event dedicated to historical art, a portrait of Voivode Dimitriy Kantemir is also for sale. The engraving of the learned ruler Kantemir, with a starting price of 500 euros, was made to illustrate the “History of the Ottoman Empire” published in London in 1734, a work that brought the author European recognition. The copy from the Historic Art Auction differs in the size of the paper backing, which was not cut after printing.

For the first time up for auction is a gold medal issued to commemorate the Apollo 11 mission in 1969, a project coordinated by NASA whose primary goal was to land a human and return him safely to Earth. the first time, at a starting price of 1,700 euros Land. The item for auction, complete with certificate and case, is very rare, produced in only a few copies. In the numismatic register it is worth noting the collection of Roman silver or bronze coins commemorating the victory over the Dacians and the integration of the province of Dacia into the empire, beginning with those issued under Trajan and continuing with those minted under Hadrian, Decius, Philip the Arab or Valerian (for example, a sestertius struck by Trajan in 107 en, type Dac, fell at the feet of the emperor – starting price €250 – or a silver denarius struck in 103-111 en by Trajan, type Dac captured – starting price €250).

The Historic Art Auction also brings together an impressive collection of swords. The sword, which was part of the uniform of the aviation officers during the reign of King Charles II, has been preserved in very good condition. The piece, with a starting price of 750 euros, depicts the coat of arms of the kingdom and the kypher of King Charles II. Another museum specimen is a bronze sword from Luristan, Persia, in excellent preservation from the Bronze Age. The starting price of a rare product is 1,200 euros.

The first map of Europe by Johann Stumpf, the Swiss theologian, historian and cartographer who created the Atlas, first published in 1562, which also included this map of Europe (a map that is not from appeared in the second edition, published in 1566). The starting price of this very rare collector’s item is 1,000 euros.

“Historical Art Auction, Including Numismatics and Map Collection (Part I)” will be held on Thursday, March 23 at 7:00 p.m. in the auction hall of the Česianu-Rakovice Palace, as well as online on the Artmark Live 2.0 Platform. Important monuments of Romanian and European culture are presented in the Cesianu-Rakovice Palace on CA Rosetti Street, no. 5, and you can visit it from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

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