Excerpt from Catalogue of the Late Professor Anthon's Numismatic Cabinet, Vol. 4: Antique Coins of Spain, Gaul, Magna-Graecia, Greece, Asia-Minor, Egypt and Africa, Also of Rome Under Its Kings, Republic and Emperors, to Be Sold at Public Auction by Messrs. Bangs and Co. Nos. 739 and 741 Broadway, New York Such coins, the condition of which was not up to the standard of the general collection, have been grouped in varied lots, thus affording to beginners a rare opportunity to acquire cheap coins, perfectly legible and authentic. Care has been taken to note those few coins that bear marks of modern Italian work; that nefarious system Of perfecting ancient monuments is indicated in the catalogue by the word retouched. 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.