SHAPOUR. 
391 
a of use fall into the hands of town's people, traders, shopkeepers, 
44 or such like, they generally melt it down immediately, and get 
44 it recoined. In all our researches for old coins, we have been 
64 unsuccessful, and it has only been by the greatest chance that we 
44 have now and then got a Sassanian or an Arsacian medal. A man 
44 brought what he called a collection of old coins to the Embassador: 
14 they consisted of a Rectal of the age of Shah Abbas, a Cvffic piece 
44 of money, a gold coin of the worst time of the middle ages, and an 
44 English halfpenny.” 
