The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-04-07


no,D for sale for the Library Of Congress.
Most Of the coins were collected by Mr.. Lemner, ;,
who was keeper of the Ambrosian Museum in In
spruch, Tyrol. (This museum is now in Vienna
During forty years he collected coins, and most of
the Roman were found in Hungary and Transyl-
yania. In 1889 this gentleman died suddenly,
and his sold the whole Of his collections to me.
Since then have taken every opportunity to
add to this collection. and have observed the rule
TO join to it every coin or medal which knew was
wanting in it, My travels in most parts Of Europe
and the knowledge of the French. English, Ger
man, Swedish. Dutch, Russian, and other langua-
ges, have given me opportunities and facilities
which very few persons have had. In view Of my
experience in this branch, acquired only by hard
study, can safely say that it 10 superior coliec
tion of medals and coins, and such one as would
do honor TO this country. by adding to it the
modern coins, as they will come in succession,
1t will be complete one, containing coins Of all
nges and OF all nations Of the world.
The collections divided into five series: I
Greek medals for kin gdoms aud cities. 2. Roman
consular and imperial medals. 3. Coins of tho
middle age to modern times. 4. Triple, double,
and single and half dollars. 5. Medals Of silver,
In all those coIcctions-G rccian. Roman of the
middle age, and modern coins-therc not two
to be found alike differing either by the diverse,
reverse, the date, sizc met,s. Most Of them are
in the best preservation, having during twenty
five years always been in the habit Of replacing
dciaced and bad preserved medals by better ones
as soon ns-they came in my possession.
The value Of this collection would be increased
five times If the works Of valiant, horclli. and
Monnct would be consulted for the estimation Of
Grccian and Roman medals and Pinkerton's and
other authors for the valuation of cous for those of
the middle age to modern timcs. IL such coiIec-
tion should be formed now in Europe, it would be
necessary TO travel all the continent and cx-
pend four times more than the price which ask.
.rh al n,p ha, ,t. oil. A
nrhes by Is, and is cbronologically classified Ia
tsllcd with name, date, &c. under each coin, re
ferripg to catalogue (ebridgcd from larger
onc) containing the full numsInaticsl description
of all the coins This work has already filed four
large volumes, and will form about scycn in
ALL All the frames arc in boxes, and are nearly
ready for immediate use.
The following Iist prcscnts condensed view
and classification Of the collection. viz:
SKsrEs No. - Ancient Groek Mtdois Of Kings
and CSiies-Tbesc medals in hne prcscrvs.
ton. Niost Of them very rare, and were
bought Mt largc prizes. They form, on the whole,
an interesting collection, and larger than in many
museums or institutions Of the largest cities in
Europe.
Medoir-The consular medals form an important,
collection, relating to the early Roman history;
beginning, for the bras. ones, as far back the
year LIS OF Rome, under its sixth king Scrvius
rullius; and for the silver once they begin about
the year ts5 OF Rome, and IL contains many
medals, in quantity large enough to illustrate the
memorable events OF thst period
7ht Imperial Roman Medals. collection IL
OF The interesting vara bic Of the series
comprising nearly all the Enperors. from ompcy
the Great to the downfall of Constantinoplc. II
has cost much labor and expense to gather i. To
civ idea OF the value Of this Series will men
ton that by only choosing fifty rare ones, ond
taking the estimation Of Mionnct. de la Rarcte ct
du prix dcs Mcdalics Romaincs - those fifty
dals would bring n thousand dollars according To
his valuation, aud at that price they would find
ready buyers, as real rare medals fetch a ready
market now in Europe to supply the wants OF the
many collections there, both public aud private.
These mcdais arc in beautiful preservation, and
uH genuine, most OF them having been examined
by Mionnct himself. On the whole IL IL fine
aud full Of historical interest, presenting TO
the eye, in chronological succession the ,fhges II
most OF the oppcrors and empresscs, according %
the places which have been allotted 10 them during
this long period, illustrating before eye the
power of their immense dominion, and the decay
and barbarism Of the remnants OF that feeble EN-
pire.
SERIES No 3 Coins from the Middle Age 10
Mod,rn 1imSs.-The coins of the middle ages
have perhaps The nost interest, forming mostly
an unbroken chain rom the rcmotcst periods OF
every nation TO our days, and beginning in all
onses with the'rnost ancient, ne follows:
The Papal coins begin with Zaobarias, A. ID. 752.
The German Imperial with Cbarcmsgne, A. ID.
The English with William the Conqueror, A. ID.
1887.
The French with CSarcmagne, A. ID. sli
this series the coins nearly all rare, and some
Of them have cost much az one hundred dollars-
az that Of Hugo Capitus, Of France, which wac
bought for that price at auction at Vienna, in Aus
tfia, where many others were bought in the same
manner, and at very high prices Most of those
coins can be bought only auction, where high
prices must be paid for them. could choose three
hundred coins out Of this series which, by taking
for their valuation only the prices which lhcy did
fetch ct auction, would amount 10 twice the price
which is demanded for all the series including the
books
The above ia oorroboratcd by catalogues Of coins,
with the prices of the sae, and which iorm part OF
the punisrnatcsl library.
This series covers nearly one hundred frames,
II ny s inches, aud is in perfect order and prcscr
vhtiOn.
ssn,ss No = Tipis, Dopjis aud Single Dollars. -
This scrcs "a also very rich, and contains, with few
exceptions. all rare and ancient specimens. The
collection begins with that Of John Uuss, A. ID.
ill5. II Itconisins likewise the ofninous OF oil
yer Cromwell. The triple dollar of the Emperor
RudOiphus H., A. ID l6tt. Peter H. OF Russia,
1928 Gustays Adolphus H., OF Sweden, 1852; and