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Excerpt from Catalogue of a Choice and Valuable Collection of Greek Coins, in Gold, Silver, and Copper, the Property of a Nobleman, Principally Collected During His Residence in Constantinople: This Collection Is Singularly Rare in the Coins of Antient Greece Syracuse 1, Mionnet, 705; Panormus 1 2 Tauromenium, Head of Apollo, reverse a Tripod Panticapaeum, Chersonesns T aurica, Illionnct, page 347, No.7 weight 128 grains This fine coin is dubious, answering to the one noticed by Sestini as of modern fabrication. 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.