Catalogue of the Valuable Collection of Greek Coins Formed by the Late Frank Sherman Benson, Esq. Of Brooklyn, New York (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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N examination of the Collection of Greek Coins, briefly described in the following pages, will at once convince the observer that its formation has been the work of one combining, in himself, the qualities of a scholar, an enthusiastic numismatist, and an ardent admirer of classical art. Such a One indeed was the late frank sherman benson, and aided by an excellent classical knowledge, and a natural and critical appreciation of the beautiful in art, he succeeded in gathering together a series of Greek Coins, which has seldom been excelled in quality, and which certainly forms the most important private collection ever made in the United States of America.
The collection is well-known in New York, Mr. F. Sherman Benson having used it to illustrate many learned and exceptionally useful addresses to the members of the American Numismatic Society, and in the summer months, during his absence from the city, it had been placed on public exhibition at the University there. It was his desire that the collection should, in its entirety, find a permanent resting-place in some public institution in America devoted to classical and artistic training; this desire it has been found impossible to realise, and, in consequence, it will now be dispersed by public auction.
It will be found that the collection is principally concerned with the numismatic history of ancient Italy and Sicily. It was to these series that Mr. F. Sherman Benson first turned his attention, and to the end he was probably more keenly interested in them than in the coinages of Hellas and of Asia. It was only of recent years that he commenced the study of the deeper and more virile productions of these latter countries a study unfortunately interrupted by his sudden death.
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N examination of the Collection of Greek Coins, briefly described in the following pages, will at once convince the observer that its formation has been the work of one combining, in himself, the qualities of a scholar, an enthusiastic numismatist, and an ardent admirer of classical art. Such a One indeed was the late frank sherman benson, and aided by an excellent classical knowledge, and a natural and critical appreciation of the beautiful in art, he succeeded in gathering together a series of Greek Coins, which has seldom been excelled in quality, and which certainly forms the most important private collection ever made in the United States of America.
The collection is well-known in New York, Mr. F. Sherman Benson having used it to illustrate many learned and exceptionally useful addresses to the members of the American Numismatic Society, and in the summer months, during his absence from the city, it had been placed on public exhibition at the University there. It was his desire that the collection should, in its entirety, find a permanent resting-place in some public institution in America devoted to classical and artistic training; this desire it has been found impossible to realise, and, in consequence, it will now be dispersed by public auction.
It will be found that the collection is principally concerned with the numismatic history of ancient Italy and Sicily. It was to these series that Mr. F. Sherman Benson first turned his attention, and to the end he was probably more keenly interested in them than in the coinages of Hellas and of Asia. It was only of recent years that he commenced the study of the deeper and more virile productions of these latter countries a study unfortunately interrupted by his sudden death.
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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.
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