A view of the coins at this time current throughout Europe

First edition illustrated with 25 numbered plates, each containing at least 18 figures of coins.
Contemporary full brown sheep binding, glazed. Spine with raised bands decorated with 5 fleurons. Red morocco title label. Triple fillet frame on boards with corner tools. Head and tail torn. Rubbing. 4 corners bumped. Good copy.
Thomas Snelling was responsible for several publications on coins, notably A View of the Silver Coin And Coinage of England, From the Norman Conquest To The Present Time and Gold Coin from Henry the Third to the present time. This 1766 compendium of European coins details for each nation the silver, copper and gold pieces. One plate illustrates the coins of different countries.