C A T A L O G UE OF A V A LUA BLE C OLLE C TI O N ANC I E NT AND M ODE R N C o i ns and M e d al s C OM P R I SING THE W HOL E OF THE C ABINET FOR M ED BY THE B . TAYL R of h rl es to . n Late 0 01 JAM S H O , C a , 8 0 T M TH ER ND N A E W I TH S ELE C I ONS FR O O S , A A DD NDA . T O BE S O LD A T A UC T I O N ' ‘ E A . LEA T M E G . A BY S RS . O C o . I T E R SA E R M S VIT , H I L OO S , l into n. Hal l A s tor Pl ace Ne w Y ork C , , , ON THE A FTERNOON OF ndlm NOWOm bOr 11 h y, 6t , AND FO LLO W I NG DAYS UNT IL ALL I S LD SO , N IN E D 8 ’ COM M E C G AC H AY u o cLocx. ‘ T e e f . Q ITT Quétio eex h M fifi fl LE V , q s . ATALOGUED BY ILLIAM H STR I C W . OBR D E G . 1 8 7 5 I NT R O D UC T I O N THE ol l e tor of oin w atever e al t m a b e annot fa l t o c c c s , h his sp ci y y , c i fi nd om e n i h i t a te Th e en ne num i s m at s thi g nthis C atal ogue t o s s . g ui i s t i s ntere ted i never m e d al or e e of m one of w atever nat onor i s y pi c y, h i a e i t m a b e rem arka l e for rar t extraor inar m er t as a w ork of g y , b i y, d y i art n n n r r al m ortane om m o re ervat o o to . , u c p s i , his ic i p c ’ Th e reat oa rzet inth e Ta l or a net w l e it m ad e i t nt ere t n g g/ y c bi , hi i s i g — as a ol l e ti onm a b e on ere a fort nate ara ter ti now t at c c , y c sid d u ch c is c h i t is to b e sol d Had th e w r t er in ew onl th e ntere t of th o e w h o s el l t e e o n i vi y i s s s h s c i s , h e m ight end eavor to sti m ul ate com p etitionfor p articul ar l ots b y nam n h e t f i t em ere and o nt n out th e m o t val a l e b ut t d o g h h , p i i g s u b ; s u y c oins h as inthi s c om m unity now ad vanced som ewh at b eyo nd th e rud i m ent of nm m ati i e ne and t i atal o e w l l fal l nt o an t o s u is c sc c , h s c gu i i h ds , s a th e l ea t as w el l al fi e as m el f to m ak e om ar on and raw y s , qu i d hi s c p is s d onl on and av n iven s o far as h e w as a a l e a l ainand c c usi s ; h i g g , c p b , p tr t f l a o nt of w at w as onfi e d t o are h e w l l on er h i s u h u cc u h c d his c , i c sid t a k om l ete after av n m a e a fe w o ervat on as eneral a s th e s c p d , h i g d bs i s g nat re of h e e t l l e m t u t subj c w i p r i . There w il l al w ays b e som e d ifi erence of opini onconcerning th e proper on f n Inot r n h o n d escri pti o a coi . h e com m u iti es t e p i ts discuss ed h ave e enand i t t o b e o ed w l l ont ne to b e nearl rel ated to th e b , is h p i c i u , y or nm eann and m ortane of th e o nt el f am on o r el ve igi , i g , i p c c i i s ; g u s s , criticis m h as occupie d its el f w i th th e extent of the significance of th e w ord ne and m ore art l arl w t th e va t d ifferene b etw een fi , p icu y i h s c th e m ea ning of th at t erm wh enstanding al one (l ike a shi el d of arm s w t o t orter or w en re e e b t h e a ver ver i h u supp s) , h p c d d y d b y . W h eth er th e w rit er is or is not s o l oyal t o th e decrees of th os e wh o ' p resid e inth e tem pl es w hich m eninth ese d egenerate d ays h ave d edi “ c ate d to th e o e M ONET as to b e of th e o nonof T a t Th a g dd ss A pi i ci us , t nd re e tf i t is m ore pious a sp c ul to b el ieve thanto inquire into th e w orks ” of th e o s at l ea t too en l e of w at d ue to o l ar g d , h e is , s , s sib h is p pu p rej a e to al l a o nfi ne m l e a e i t h as ant t a m ra l dic c c i si p y b c us high iqui y, d i b e I NT R O D UC T I O N THE ol l e tor of oin w atever e al t m a b e annot fa l to c c c s , h his sp ci y y , c i fi nd i Th e en ne num i s m at som ething inthis C atal ogu e to h s taste . g ui is t i s ntere t e i never m ed al or ie e of m one of w atever nat onor i s d y p c y, h i a e i t m a b e r em arka l e for rar t extraord inar m er t as a w ork of g y , b i y, y i r n m ort ane a t om m on re ervat onor t or al . , u c p s i , his ic i p c Th e reat va ri et inth e Ta l or a net w il e it m a e i t ntere t n g y y c bi , h d i s i g — as a ol l e ti onm a b e ond ere a fort nate ara ter t now t at c c , y c si d u ch c is ic h it o b e ol is t s d . Had th e w r ter inv ew onl th e ntere t of t o e w h o s el l t e e o n i i y i s s h s h s c i s , h e m ight end eavor to sti m ul ate c om p etiti onfor p articul ar l ots b y nam i n t em ere and oi nt n out th e m o t al a l e b ut th e t of g h h , p i g s v u b ; s udy c oins h as inthis c om m unity now advanc ed som e wh at b eyo nd th e rud i m ent of nm m ati i ene and t i atal o e w l l fal l nto an to s u is c sc c , h s c gu i i h ds , s a th e l ea t as w el l al fi e as m el f to m ak e om ar on and raw y s , qu i d hi s c p is s d onl on and av n ven s o far as h e w as a a l e a l ainand c c usi s ; h i g gi , c p b , p tr t f l a o nt of w at w as onfi ed t o are h e w l l on er u h u cc u h c d his c , i c sid his t a k om l ete after av n m a e a few o ervat on as eneral a s th e s c p d , h i g d bs i s g nat re of h e e t w l l erm t u t subj c i p i .