Spink & Son's Monthly Numismatic Circular, Volumes 30-321922 |
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40 mill angle annulet AVGVSTVS beneath border of dots Brilliant British bronze bust caduceus CAESAR cent centre Circ coinage coins collection Copper cornucopiae Cross pattée Crowned arms Crowned bust diademed Didrachm Dioscuri dolphin Drachm eagle edge EDWARD Emperor enamel Farthing francs George George III gold Groat guinea Haeb Half Half Groat Half Sovereign Halfcrown Halfpenny Head of Athena Head of Roma helmet Henry Herakles holding horse incuse King laur Laureate head legend lion London Medal NAPOLEON Numismatic Circular Numismatic Society obverse ornamented Patinated pellet Penny piece plain plates plumes Proof quadriga Quinarius rare rarity reverse Roma Roman Rose Rouble Rupee Scarce sceptre seated Sextans shield Shilling side Silver Similar type Sixpence Sovereign specimen standing star Stater struck Testone Tetradrachm trefoil Valentinian II Victory wearing weights wreath ΙΟ
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Page 135 - What things have we seen Done at the ' Mermaid ? ' Heard words that have been So nimble, and so full of subtle flame, As if that every one from whence they came Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest, And had resolved to live a fool the rest Of his dull life.
Page 135 - But that which most doth take my Muse and me Is a pure cup of rich canary wine, Which is the Mermaid's now, but shall be mine; Of which had Horace or Anacreon tasted, Their lives, as do their lines, till now had lasted.
Page 135 - The master of the house is anxious to entertain his guests — the guests are anxious to be agreeable to him; and no man, but a very impudent dog indeed, can as freely command what is in another man's house, as if it were his own.
Page 135 - ... can as freely command what is in another man's house as if it were his own. Whereas at a tavern there is a general freedom from anxiety. You are sure you are welcome ; and the more noise you make, the more trouble you give, the more good things you call for, the welcomer you are. No servants will attend you with the alacrity which waiters do, who are incited by the prospect of an immediate reward in proportion as they please. No, sir, there is nothing which has yet been contrived by man by which...
Page 269 - Numismata. A Discourse of Medals, Antient and Modern. Together with some Account of Heads and Effigies of illustrious, and famous Persons, in Sculps, and Taille-douce, of whom we have no Medals extant; and of the Use to be derived from them. To which is added a Digression concerning Physiognomy.
Page 105 - We authorize the followers of this doctrine to assume the title of Catholic Christians; and as we judge, that all others are extravagant madmen, we brand them with the infamous name of Heretics; and declare that their conventicles shall no longer usurp the respectable appellation of churches. Besides the condemnation of divine justice, they must expect to suffer the severe penalties, which our authority, guided by heavenly wisdom, shall think proper to inflict upon them.
Page 277 - An ESSAY on MEDALS ; or an Introduction to the Knowledge of Ancient and Modern Coins and Medals, especially those of Greece, Rome, and Britain.
Page 135 - Whoe'er has travelled life's dull round, Where'er his stages may have been, May sigh to think he still has found The warmest welcome at an inn.
Page 109 - emperor," says he, " wears on his head either a diadem or a " crown of gold, decorated with precious stones of inestimable value. " These ornaments and his purple garments are reserved for his " sacred person alone ; and his robes of silk are embroidered with " the figures of golden dragons. His throne is of massy gold. " Whenever he appears in public he is surrounded by his courtiers, " his guards, and his attendants. Their spears, their shields, their
Page 109 - ... of their shield is encircled with smaller bosses which represent the shape of the human eye. The two mules that draw the chariot of the monarch are perfectly white and shining all over with gold. The chariot itself, of pure and solid gold, attracts the admiration of the spectators who...