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Points in the History of the Greek, and Indo-Scythvan Kings 

 in Bactria, Cabul, and India, as illustrated by decyphering 

 the ancient legends on their coins. By Christian Lassen, 

 Bonn, 1838. 



The translation of this interesting and erudite work has been under- 

 taken for the Journal by Dr. Roer, of the University of Berlin, a gentleman 

 whom high acquirements, and sound knowledge of general literature, ren- 

 der fully competent for the task. The critical nature of much of the work 

 calls for as close a rendering of the original as may be possibly given 

 with reference to ordinary difference of idiom. Should the style there- 

 fore appear at times too German, it must be remembered that grace of 

 expression has been voluntarily forfeited to secure what is so infinitely 

 more valuable — as indeed it is the only real merit of a translation of this 

 kind, — accuracy and fidelity as respects the original. 



This work will, it is hoped, be generally welcome to our readers in its 

 present form. It is invaluable to the historical student, and numismatist, 

 while the extreme ingenuity exhibited in treating the subjects discussed, is 

 such as to command the attention of the general reader. Founded as it is 

 in a great measure on the researches published in this Journal by James 

 Prinsep, we must receive it with pride, as a tribute to his genius, his 

 singular intelligence, and indomitable zeal for the cause of knowledge, 

 while with a more chastened feeling, we see in it honourably preserved 

 the memory of one, who was for so many years the chief ornament of this 

 Society, the recorder of its transactions, and the most eminent of all its 

 members in many branches of science. 



The translation will be continued in the Journal till the work is complete, 

 a hundred copies of each paper being struck off above the number re- 

 quired for our circulation in order to supply the whole in the form of a 

 book, to those who may desire a readier means of reference to its contents 

 than the Journal might afford. I should mention, that I owe the notes 

 signed H. T. P. to the kindness of Mr. Henry Thoby Prinsep. 



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