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of the coins, or that the crosses on the latter are not 

 necessarily to be regarded as emblems of Christianity. 

 I incline to the latter view. 



In conclusion, I can only refer those of my readers 

 who are interested in historical research to Mr. Bent's 

 book The Sacred City of the Ethiopians, and especially 

 to Professor Mtiller's admirable essay on the Axumite 

 inscriptions contained in that volume. 



