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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 The Numismatic Chronicle, and Journal of the Numismatic Society, Vol. 17 Dear Sir, My present communication is one composed of good fortune and misfortune! It is my good fortune to be able to communicate a notice of a coin, hitherto unknown to numismatists as existing, save and except in the pages of a Parliamentary Statute, preserved in the Rolls Office. It is my misfortune, only to be able to afford a fragment of that coin, a...

Excerpt from A Numismatic Manual The 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 Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct...

Excerpt from The Numismatic Chronicle, and Journal of the Numismatic Society, Vol. 5: April, 1842 January, 1843IN May, 1840, some workmen were employed in Guer dale, near Preston in Lancashire, upon an estate of W. Assheton, Esq., of Downham Hall, in carrying earth to fill in the ground which had been washed away behind a wall formerly built to protect the banks of the river Ribble. In digging for this purpose, at a distance of about forty yar...

Excerpt from The Numismatic Chronicle, Vol. 6: And Journal of the Numismatic Society When 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 ...

Excerpt from Spring-Tide or the Angler and His Friends My hints on Fly-fishing contain, I fear, little that is not already known to the practical Angler, and may only serve as a guide to those who may be tempted to pursue one of the most delightful of field sports, which, of old time, the Ecclesias tical Canons did not deny even to the Clergy. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Fin...

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 Journal, Vol. 1: June, 1836, April, 1837 The 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 Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books...

Excerpt from The Numismatic Chronicle, Vol. 14: And Journal of the Numismatic Society This coin is in the collection of the British Museum, and is unique and unpublished. Mr. Roach Smith, on the part of Lord Londesborough, exhibited two curious Sceattas, one of the type Ruding P1.1, no. 23, the other much resembling Pl. 2. No. 7, and No. 5 of the Appendix but the coin, which seems to be of base silver, being corroded, the head on the obverse...

Excerpt from Tales of Other Days In presenting the present volume of Tales to the public, it may not be amiss to allude to the partiality entertained for this description of fictitious composition in almost every age and country. The fondness of the Orientals for their far-famed Arabian Nights' Entertainments is well known. The roaming Arab ofttimes lays aside the lance and the scymetar to listen to these narratives of the doings of the good ...

Excerpt from An Archæological Index: To Remains of Antiquity of the Celtic, Romano-British, and Anglo-Saxon Periods IT 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 Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a ...

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Excerpt from The Numismatic Chronicle and Journal of the Numismatic Society, Vol. 8: April, 1845-January, 1846 An Attempt to explain some of the Monograms found upon the Greek Coins of Ariana and India, by A. Cunningham, Esq. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses stat...

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...