Excerpt from Numismata Graeca: Greek Coin Types Classified for Immediate Identification; Text of Part I, Industry, Vases, Recipients, Tripods, Etc The present work, which has been achieved after the labour of many years and the expenditure of a large sum of money, was undertaken with the View of removing the difficulties which tend to make the collection of coins laborious I'and unsatisfactory to all except the expert. For convenience's sake I have divided the work in two Sections, the first comprizing all coin-types representing inanimate objects, plants, etc., which occur either alone or as symbols in conjunction with figures, animals, etc., the second all coin-types representing animate objects, such as figures of deities, heroes, dynasts, animals, etc. 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.