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Fig. 22. — Frontispiece and Title P.age from the early numismalic periodical Ilistorische 

 MiitK-Belusliguiig, published by J. D. Koliler (Div. of Xuniisinatics photo). 



Monallkhe Unlerredungen (Leipzig, 1689-1698) and the 

 Hislorische Rcmarques der neufstcn Sachen in Eiiropa 

 (Haml)urg, 1699-1705). Adorned with artistic en- 

 gravings of coin and medal designs, Kohler's publi- 

 cation is a real treasure chest of information, and 

 even today it constitutes delightful reading for the 

 numismatist and historian (fig. 22). The two-volume 

 index, compiled by Johann Gottfried Bernhold in 

 1764- 1765, contains a complete key to the 22 \olumes. 

 Kohler's "periodical" stimulated many imitators in 

 Nuremberg as well as other places.*" 



A survey of numismatics during the 18th century 

 would be incomplete without mentioning the noted 

 .•\ustrians, Joseph Eckhel and Joseph von Mader. 



••' For further information, sec LisciiiN von Ebengreuth, 

 Allgrmrinf Aliiti^unde^ p. 12. 



The Abbot Joseph Hilarius Eckhel (1737-1798)," 

 who was director of the Imperial Coin Cabinet in 

 \ienna and, at the same time, taught classical 

 archeology' at the University, devoted his entire life 

 to the study of ancient coins. No one more deserves 

 the title of "father of ancient numismatics." On the 

 basis of his principles — applied in the arrangeincnt 

 of liis major work, Doctrina nummorum vcterum, published 

 in eight volumes between 1792-1798 in Vienna — 

 rests the subsequent organization of the entire field 

 of ancient numismatics. 



.\ merciless critical faculty which weeded out faulty 

 interpretations and apocryphal data, a brilliant ca- 



*' For a biography of Eckhel, sec Kennp:r in Allgemeine 

 drill sche Biographic, vol. 5; Franke in Neue dentsche Biograpliif. 

 vol. 4; see also Bergmann, "Pflcgc der Numismatik in Ostor- 

 reich" (1857); DuRAND, MedaiUes el jetons, pp. 60-64. 



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