Delineation of Ancient and Modern Numismatics

I. BAUDELOT DE DAIRVAL in his tractatu de utilitate itinerum treatise on the utility of travels, Volume II, Paris 1693, published in French, explains how much the science of coins is profitable in travels.

II. GISBERT CUPERUS in a unique Dissertatione dissertation, joined to his book published in Amsterdam in 1683: APOTHEOSIS OF HOMER, proves the utility that princes can derive from coins.

III. JOHANNES HEMELARIUS in the praefatione ad expositionem numismatum aureorum Romanorum preface to the exposition of Roman gold coins, which CHARLES CROY, Duke of Arschot, had collected, published in Antwerp in 1637 and again there in 1654.

IV. VALENTIN ERNST LOESCHER in his dissertations: de usu nummorum veterum in Theologia et explicatione S. Scripturæ on the use of ancient coins in theology and the explanation of Holy Scripture, Jena 1694; de usu rei nummariæ in sacris antiquitatibus on the use of coinage in sacred antiquities, Jena 1695; de ejusdem usu in historia ecclesiastica on the use of the same in ecclesiastical history, Jena 1695.

V. HENRICUS MEIBOMIUS, junior, in a programmate de nummorum veterum in illustranda Imperatorum Romanorum historia usu program on the use of ancient coins in illustrating the history of Roman Emperors, printed at Helmstadt in 1684.

VI. CAROLUS PATINUS in his introductione ad historiam numismatum introduction to the history of coins, Chapters I and II.

VII. EZECHIEL SPANHEMIUS in his book of Dissertationum de praestantia et usu numismatum antiquorum Dissertations on the excellence and use of ancient coins, concerning which see § 5.