Excerpt from A Descriptive Catalogue of Rare and Unedited Roman Coins, Vol. 1 of 2: From the Earliest Period of the Roman Coinage, to the Extinction of the Empire Under Constantinus Paleologos; With Numerous Plates From the Original These volumes have been compiled, in the hope that may prove of service to the Antiquary and the Collector of Roman coins: to the former, as a book of reference; to the latter, as an accurate guide to the formation of his cabinet. It is remarkable, that no catalogue in the present form has ever appeared in this country, notwithstanding the numerous discoveries which have been made in various parts of the three kingdoms during the last two centuries. Scarcely a year passes, in which the pleaglishare or the spade does not bring to light numerous relics of that gigantic empire which this island once formed a part; and among these relics, the coins are the most conspicuous. In the production of this Catalogue, I have been materially assisted by the excellent work ("De la Rarete et du Prix des Medailles Romaines,") of M. Mionnet, who has taken as his guide the Doctrina Numorum Veterum of Eckhel. 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 the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."