The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-14
RARE OLD COINS.
PIECES or MONEY WHICH BRING
ALMOST FABULOUS PRICES.
An Interesting Talk with Wen np"""
New York Co,lcc;or-aIoney Used by
Monarohs Long Ecfore the Christian
Era--ir; istic Work.

fsacoin collector a crank Tue average
man thinks hc u.s. To tn unnluaied 1t
s.,ms a pure waste OF time % occupy days,
,oouths and even years. in The collecting OF
battered ancient co ns Professor l-d"'h
FroissaId. numimltist and nrch@oioSis''
sued a good deal OF ligat oa tins SUBJECT
while talking with arcposic. The professor
j. a good authority on numisnatics- More
oyer, be was in communicative MOOD.
What makes people co"eci oo'"' S''"
tbe professor "NeI. } % zen you III ,"o
first place, they 90 20 from natHTel ",74t
b. preserve. m oilc' words ltey can Di''
20 Sc, anything destroyed me second mo-
tive j. "a feeling of curiosity. desire 10 We.
come acquainted with history. Ana lhdeeu
1t is ono % tle tct anb most satisfactory
way Of dong SD. Tor . brings e5 MO COZ
tact with Oh. period 20 Nhic1 ihe COINS "c
long The Wrench ht'ea very "'pi'P''"''
name fer coins Iher call ineri H''nn'
monts ana go ih'I are
Tho professor Vas r.i'''i'llt recon 'n-
thusoL Tic rex, il'if1t lc awe" Gown
into O. small sac @ad lr'lD'..'' b..' contain
ing ianuE-e;aoe envelope ah h''i VIVID
coins
fI.'4.'i ..''Li ''"'
"Now, here are some - 'jiap com" "i 'h'
Icnpi "i i''i'l'. ''l' d.
resent pA's' 90 '.''' "'
Professor / '-'' ",ie 'i''i''-,' '.''.. ~ Pc
colus u inc F. ''i IL "'' ""'"
Of "a si'et t+i ,''.-ii' "''' '''. ''.'' .'
being OF pure goli Oh ore i"e were
proiiles OF It'i'.'t ana US "i''' '" go
reverse ltocnr ~ ana VIE were I".ia-
sented Tie engraving is very h"'. lN'
professor then proceeded I'D eSpa'l'
These coiHs ar inh"e OF ."e Pui's' 6"'u'
They are woftA gov 10 q nciul'in''''' o'l ''
count 81 Neu rarity anu lfiIec' 'oH'''ion'
Tho ysn-IAaD'e s.a'e Oh Wc'1 '"',"' ~
which old coins are iodnl IS que % 'He i'c'
tt>s the anciei'@ h'"f'''i ''e'' i'i,''s leo-
thug 1t away IN secret places h'uin9 ~ j.,
vases cue 10 '"iN Ne'S "'y '"'''' az 'O"''"
IN the exact condition ID "Oic1 ,n'y were
originally s,Iuc" az ,"e nii"'9. IN V''''S'
CONS when nave ever ue''' ioun' were u'N
about 'oJ H. I. III o'ncT "oruS' 'n'S uIo
over two thousand h'e hundred years 'iu
They were STRUCK ID the DiccK ciileS Oh Asl',
Minor from a NATIVE ana ha'ura' metal
0'i '','. W - -, ,,.,
This whltish green color is caused Dy l"e
SILVER III IT, D., 'o'''s.'iV ''' " Io',"'.''
III 'oii'' '.'" ''''
aesISh pe''a'A'5 ~ '"' pa ''' u''' wy
Tho coinae' oil inc "i'eN c''ie'' S-''r' ann
colonies soon assumed an immense Hi9or
tince each city or state having rs Own pe.
It Is the object Of % collector To OBTAIN al mo
types a. they are Oh very IL, ni-n artistic IL '''
ana eAcee'"--l y va ''' i''' IT, 'i0 wy
'"iie''o'' 90 0'''" '''-' ~
tho's we i''' '-' "'' "'.,'' ,'''' ~ ''' ''
shelr lf,.s' '~v'' "'' " '''' GUNS -
by our collectors zero "nl'H arg 'N.''si'els
ware and cani'' b' iolliu ''eA III L"iol"''h
museums. N"'h' ''' 'oi''i" so''' ''.'''''.'
Of them Nl'I'', 'Al,i'.'iis 1t S'i''i' i,'' '''''
and yet 'ne "-o'' ,'ie''.0" VIZ ''' 'i' "'''
tro or tnrce small 'I'.S ] EMO" one 60"
tcman VINO ms s-tA 81 'o-ie'''o" "i'' '' %
valued at sD'VJl
"Ih9 finest IrtY NreeA CONS oclonS 10
the period extending from 4JO l.. g. 10 ~ D.
{. This includes the reign OF Ale1lAuer the
Great The 'cracamt' and 'oi-tiacnma
were coined aboGi 400 H. G. Ihey are OF
pure silver Ile only emblem on 'Leih Is "
approximation oi a gram oi oaIiot VIII the
husk on.
FINE Lf',,AFiNO.
Hero Irofcso lsoisslrd exhibited some Of
TIE odd LOOKING rc.c' o. money.
"Thc tctra.ds-cilua contains on orc side
The head Of Ioriphon, AID on the reverse
splendid engfa'm; OF 'B'sa, or victorious
chariot lAr IS cmolehatc OF Nct'Ii.
Around the l.oilio on the divers aics is we
Inscription ~ hc city 10 which TIE com De-
longs. IN this c..se lois, as YOU $50, syracuse
THIS Is the exact condinOI III which Ties,
COINS were iuud ~ tho excavation 10
two OF them AIS aii.:c-that is, cast frosa iao
same dies. aiiAoa q they resemble c-c1 otncr
in general design Tic coins Of Inc time Of
Alexarder Oh, Great are rcmcral IDLY lnc IA
execution On 0-e sile Is the portrait of the
hclmct.l head al Alexander On tie reverse
WINGED Gel~ If Victory is represented.
You vii observe Low remarkably fi' mo
engraving IS, and u.s. superiority to that on
the Roman coins which will show yea.
The latter are very interesting b. tor
scally. Ter silver CONS, unfortunately
are OnU tie $40 81 dinic, ana thcIS Is COZ
sequently no scope Ter any design lh'5 'To
called 'demarL Roman art was inferior 30
tho Greck But the Roman bron-e col2s
make up fer the C-lciency of the s.lye-cJ
They arc very interesting There are y
larger number OF collectors OF These CONS