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Excerpt from The Montagu Collection of Coins: Catalogue of the Greek Series; Which Will Be Sold by Auction
His frequent visits to the Continent placed him in correspondence with the foreign dealers, and there was scarcely one of any standing over the whole width and breadth of Europe and in Asia Minor with whom he had not transactions at one time or another. Mr. Montagu was also on terms of friendship with most of the private collectors on the Continent, through whom he obtained many interesting coins. The rapidity with which he collected is shown by the extent of his collee tion: and, had he lived but a few years longer, in completeness it would probably have rivalled his English series. The present occasion offers to collectors a rare opportunity of add ing to their treasures. Since the dispersion of the Northwick cabinet in 1859, no collection of Greek coins so remarkable for their beauty, condition and numismatic importance, as that formed by Mr. Montagu has been offered by public auction in this country. A perusal of the pages of this catalogue must convince the reader of the truth of this remark. To attempt to particularise what is of a special nature would mean the recapitulation of nearly the whole catalogue. The plates will give some idea of the beauty and fine condition of the coins: but it must be understood that these form but a limited selection. There would have been no difficulty in reproducing double, or even treble, the number of equally fine pieces. Where possible the previous collections through which the coins have-passed are quoted: of these the greater number are from recent sales. As Mr. Montagu purchased very largely of dealers there are many cases where such information is not possible. 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.
