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Excerpt from The Numismatic Chronicle, Vol. 3On the Coins of Zancle, and on a very remarkable varia variation in the Type of a Coin of that City, in the British Museum, by Thomas Burgon, Esq., V. P. Num. Soc.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology ...

Excerpt from The Numismatic Chronicle, Vol. 1Almost all collectors of anglo-saxon coins have been dissatisfied with the position, which has been assigned to certain coins, which are ascribed to Egberth, king of Kent: all collectors have felt that Kent was not their proper locality, but that they ought properly to find a home in the North. I am not aware that any attempt has been made to locate them in that part of the world, but I fancy that I...

Excerpt from The Numismatic Chronicle and Journal of the Numismatic Society, Vol. 8: April, 1845-January, 1846The coins of Coracesium are rarely met with. The present of Maximus, differs from the few already described.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art t...

Excerpt from Numismatic Chronicle, and Journal of the Numismatic Society, Vol. 12: April, 1849 January, 1850About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections pre...

Excerpt from Tales of Other DaysThe illustrative engravings present an attraction in addition to their excellence as works of art that of having been executed with a due regard to historical propriety, the costume of each cha.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-t...

Excerpt from The Numismatic Journal, Vol. 1: June, 1836, April, 1837The coins of Roman emperors struck in this city, are numerous and of a variety of types. The following speci mens are well-deserving the attention of the numismatist.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses st...

Excerpt from An Introduction to the Study of Ancient and Modern CoinsCoins and of the currency of foreign monies in Ireland. 4to. Dublin, 1810. By James Simon of Dublin.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, pres...

Excerpt from Letters From Roundhead Officers: Written From Scotland and Chiefly Addressed to Captain Adam Baynes, July, 1650-June, 1655Durham. In 1659 he was returned M. P. For Appleby, in' West moreland.Adam Baynes appears to have traficked largely in debentures, and in what were termed by his party 'delinquents' Lands.' He purchased Wimbledon of Lambert, and became possessed of the Queen's property at Holdenby, as well as of some of the Roya...

Excerpt from The Numismatic Chronicle, And, Journal of the Numismatic Society, Vol. 20: April, 1857-January, 1858Bulletin de l'academie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres, et des Beaux Arts de Belgique. Part II, for 1854, completing Vol. XXI, the academy. And Part I, of Vol. XXII, 1855. 8vo. Brussels, 1854 - 5.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis boo...

Excerpt from Coins of the Romans: Relating to Britain, Described and IllustratedThe remark of Gibbon, that diligence and accuracy are the only merits which a historical writer may ascribe to himself, is still more applicable to compilations of this description there is little room for fancy or ornament, but the authentic information which they supply.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. ...

Excerpt from The Numismatic Chronicle, and Journal of the Numismatic Society, Vol. 9: April, 1846-January, 1847Till the present time, the cistophori have been classed in all cabinets under the different cities to which they belong, and have been thus separated from each other.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an importa...

Excerpt from The Numismatic Chronicle, and Journal of the Numismatic Society, Vol. 17It would be interesting to fix, if we were able, the pre cise time when this first gold currency issued from the Syracusan mint. To ascertain the date of a known coin, is at least as important as the discovery of a new type. But chronological questions regarding civic coins are beset with difficulties, and conjecture must generally supply the place of proof. I...

Excerpt from Numismatic Chronicle, and Journal of the Numismatic Society, Vol. 11Die beiden grossen silber Gef'asse des kaiser lichen Museums der Eremitage zu St. Peters burg. (on the two large Silver Vases in the Imperial Museum in the Hermitage at St. The autho' Petersburg). By B. Von kohne. 8vo. Pp. 66, and two plates. St. Petersburg, 1847.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find mor...

Excerpt from A Numismatic ManualThe Fourth Part consists Of a carefully arranged Catalogue of anglo-gallic Coins and the Fifth contains brief notices of Irish and Scotch Coins.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the wor...

Excerpt from The Numismatic Chronicle, and Journal of the Numismatic Society, Vol. 13Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy. Vol. XXII. Part I. 4to., pp. 154, and True academy. 3 plates. Dublin 1849.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digit...

Excerpt from Numismatic Chronicle, Vol. 4The legend, in abbreviation, on these very singular coins induces me to assign them to a city of the name of Agathopolis, which I presume must have been situated in, or near, the Chersonesus of Thrace. It is only mentioned by Pachymere, lib. v. cap. iv., where he speaks of Michael Palaeologus refusing to cede to Constantine, king of Bulgaria, the cities of Mesembria, Anchialus, Sisopolis, and Agathopoli...

Excerpt from An Archæological Index: To Remains of Antiquity of the Celtic, Romano-British, and Anglo-Saxon PeriodsIT must afford some gratification to those who have laboured to contribute to our stores of Archaeological information, to Witness in this country a growing taste for the study of.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduc...

Excerpt from Ancient Coins of Cities and Princes, Geographically Arranged and DescribedHaving advanced thus far, I cannot refrain from recording my acknowledgments to those kind friends who have afforded me ready and able.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-a...

Excerpt from The Numismatic Chronicle, Vol. 14: And Journal of the Numismatic SocietyNo coin whatsoever has hitherto been published of Brother James de Milly, l grand-prior of Arvergne, who succeeded the Grand-master, John de Lastic he was then at his priory when he received the news of his election through his nephew, the Chevalier Boisrond. In their despatch, the council represented to him how important it was for the order that he should im...

Excerpt from The Numismatic Chronicle, Vol. 6: And Journal of the Numismatic SocietyWhen Mr. Prinsep published his readings of the legends of the Surashtra series of Coins, in his Journal for May 1837, he mentioned with some exultation, that our small band of Indian collectors had been able to develop or confirm, three unequivocal lines of history, by the unlying evidence of coins. I am now able to add a fourth series, larger in number, and ex...