Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1842-05-12
Eh'd"r loco, siguum qnod rrgia Juno

vi nsir>Fai. cfDUd dcris egRI."
The heads al the Csrurs upon these medals nre 70
finely eIerutcd that they might well 10 preserved
a. specimens of art. ia their oppressive feature,
may almost read the truth of historic tradition, that
SnJ an was Niruon-, TIhcTious unrrleniing, Cnli-u.
Ia i'rncous NrrO cruel, aud Dnmi,ian irhuruan
have not yet b"eg able procure any medal,
with NumrlRn or Punic legrn nd Such however
are sound occasiunllly in IhB country Numrdian in.
S"ripiIeus are To- lhIs day. perfectly uninr-rhe 10
the Swans "i Eumpr. Perhaps the Dritings of Ju-
girIha nnd at Juha III on. day bc decis hcrrd hy
the i"rlnuaic discovery # anhlher hilinuua stone of
Rosetta T.5cre - ut the sIno difficulty with Pun.
&c "r Phcniran In'cripun'. ~ the lrugungo orIhe
ItHah' nhd oI o"l"uisiS. The Carhagru;aBs was
onc OF the Schemiiic dialects.
inscriptions and medals con, iiute an impor,op,
naierial Of history. wh-; they nro m numenis oCth,
u.s. iul al The fuc arts. They nre rudnrlnr re-.
c"rds at iari- aud events which illustrate the char
'c'e' ni'd institutions of a pco.lc Some of these
7c'"hs aHd events oi his lime" ihc historian NAV o.
mi {" record. unimp1rIan; or not necessary To-
NJ puFi"se u u curious that the present cnutro
very avg The learned rs e, the pcrind Of con.rrr
ion at The lannon's aqueduct ofCnrhnge rests mon
tpme medals ui S'vcruS III. aud ui CaracaIls The
rnc Construction asserted, with one hs:oric mimi
" me Roman Is thoushI 10 be PROV ed w The tyne
81 these medals Two thousand year. honre viii
such Controversy arise concerning the Cotton n
qHeddri OF inrk.--IhlI noble imminent OF The IN
ierPrise Of Tree people. winch IN grandeur of rnn
'rp'i"n anu skIliul executor, rivnls all WORK. o(an
/. Iquity.
: The Historian of The "Decln. nnI Fall of Ito
hOIh ~ EmpHs remark. that. "wilhout the helm al,
medals ai"i interruptions, shout he Ignorant of
the iac ~ IIn ,oraTtnre in cIyH polltvO 80 honor
able Co ihc '"cmory of Anoiiinus Pius tnt aItboub
he had Two ''n-, he preferred The welfare of Rome
To TIC interest ui hr family by adapting NJ IN. suc
crss"r. Marcus AnrcliuS" The nnn,l. OF GONE bay,
nj recorded the tact that AnIThus had ions
Nnnismiic science h,s contributed Ia defend
INC iruh oi nnr sncrcd history. In his Decline md
Fall, Mr. Gihbrn rates that "PIlisne was n rour.
try scarcely superior tn Wales 81 her m fertility ar
eH'enl. Mr. Gu'Bd, the pTcseut Minister Tor For.
egn AH'Irs 10 France. aud the pious % n phi ox,,ic
o"grapher ni Washington. ia the edition of the
Decline md Fan made upun this assertion, tho
lp'lpN'ng nate; This comparison 10 cx,prer,tcJ.
VIII the i1ieniInn. NJ doubt. of attacking The an
IN 'ry OF TIE Bh", which boasts Of lI- ied Iitv q,
Palestine. Mr. Gibbons only authority i. S,r,ho
wh"'e testimony IS reiued 10y other ancient authors
and by medals Vespasian nnl 'rnrs caus~d To- be
struck With roP'l"s ~ which Palestine 10 rrpresen
ted female under palm Tree, To- signify the
richness Of The c"unryyiIh his legend J,{e ca,to
Other medals alsn ndlcac this fertility. C, in,,,nc.
~" OF her"d hulung branch Ui grapes. and oClho
ynnne Agupla displaying fruu"
IL NE present humble conIrhuiion shonld be uc.
ccP;1he 10 the National Inst inlIon. I shall b,,.
Pr1'urc ~ rEnrgiug ii.ls circumstances may ali,y>
Nhrn Ihr lH'iiuun shall bc N possession of n .nc
htieri nrm1rr Of medals fpr = Numism1tic seri.s
iheir description md clss,ifraiInn can be re,liI
made sP"n M PRINCIPLES "r existing rabinet, ard
with The 81 q: BmiGr. Erkbel and Moce' |!
With sentiments Of eat respect. SIR your ,5cJ,.
~. servant WN lIoDGs,x
To Francis VI ,rkoe, IT, Es1.
C"'vespsndiHg Seersrary # he Nafioaai T,s,;,,,.
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