Delineation of Numismatic Science

This page continues the list of authors who have discussed the utility of numismatics.

II. GISBERT CUPERUS in a singular dissertation, joined to his book published in quarto at Amsterdam, 1683: Apotheosis of Homer, proving the utility that princes can derive from coins.

III. JOH. HEMELARIUS in the preface to the exposition of Roman gold coins, which CHARLES CROY, Duke of Aarschot, had collected, published at Antwerp, 1637, and in the same place in 1654 in quarto.

IV. VALENTIN ERNST LOESCHER in his dissertations: on the use of ancient coins in Theology and the explanation of Holy Scripture, Jena 1694, quarto; on the use of numismatic science in sacred antiquities, Jena 1695, quarto; on its use in ecclesiastical history, Jena 1695, quarto.

V. HENR. MEIBOMIUS the younger in a program on the use of ancient coins in illustrating the history of Roman Emperors, published at Helmstedt, 1684, quarto.

VI. CAROLUS PATINUS in his introduction to the history of coins, volumes I and II.

VII. EZECHIEL SPANHEMIUS in his book of Dissertations on the excellence and use of ancient coins, concerning which one should consult §. 5.

Regarding the authors who, as the study of numismatics spread throughout the learned world from the 16th century, have rem numismaticam scriptis erudite illustrarunt eruditely illustrated numismatic matters with their writings, and have deserved the highest praise in their own time, and who have published either introductions, or more general explanations of numismatic science, or illustrations of coins, especially ancient ones, (of whom there is no small number): we think the following writers, arranged in alphabetical order of their names, deserve to be mentioned here and commended to those studying numismatics for their writings which are worthy of note and reading: