Coins and Medals

Of the antiquities coins are the smallest yet, as a class, the most authoritative in record, and the widest in range and this volume is an attempt to show what coins can teach, what is their value as documents of history and monuments of art, and what relations they bear to other branches of historical, artistic and archaeological research. The book is divided into several chapters describing all the important coins, such as-Greek Coins, Roman Coins, The Coinage of the Christian Europe, English Coins, early Oriental Coins, Muhammadan Coins, Coins of India, China and Japan. A special chapter has been devoted to the ‘Medals’ which are very important from historical point of view. The book will be found of service to the antiquary and the collector of coins; but it is primarily intended for the general student who wishes to know what he may expect to learn from any particular branch of numismatics. In the absence of any general guide to the study of Coins, of a popular character, it is hoped that the present work will prove of value. The publishers are most pleased to issue this masterly prepared guide to numismatics.