. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Fig. 24-â"C^\eini;t Lchis X\"' at the CLibimi dcs Medaillcs in Paris (phuto courlcsy Biljliiilli<''(|uc Xaliuiialr). to the prestige of Austrian luiniisniatics. Aimtlier collection of repute, during tlie rei'gn of Ciharles \'I, was the C(jin caljinet of Apostolo Zeno of \"enice, historian to the Emperor. Tiiis famous collection nl ancient Greek and Roman cnins |jassed in 1747 to tiie monastery of St. llorian in L pper .\ustria, where ii remained for over two hundred \cars until it solil at auction in \ ieiuia after Wii
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Fig. 24-â"C^\eini;t Lchis X\"' at the CLibimi dcs Medaillcs in Paris (phuto courlcsy Biljliiilli<''(|uc Xaliuiialr). to the prestige of Austrian luiniisniatics. Aimtlier collection of repute, during tlie rei'gn of Ciharles \'I, was the C(jin caljinet of Apostolo Zeno of \"enice, historian to the Emperor. Tiiis famous collection nl ancient Greek and Roman cnins |jassed in 1747 to tiie monastery of St. llorian in L pper .\ustria, where ii remained for over two hundred \cars until it solil at auction in \ ieiuia after Wiirld \\ ,\v II. f)urini; the Na])oleonic era. the .\ ( Metter- nich liuilt a comprehensixe collec lion ol coins and medals in his Konigsherg Gastle. In France, Louis XV continued only half heartedly the interest which the Sun King had shown for coins. .After 172(1 the ro\'al caljinet'"' was transferred from Versailles to Paris and set uji in a lavish arrangemeiu in the librar\ of the king in the ancient palace ol the Marc|uise de Lanilierl, where it can he seen in its original setting to this \ digs. 24, 25). 'I'he little |)rincii).ilit\ ol ( couUl claim an important colleclion \\ hii li lieen .isseniMed l)\ its princes (fig. 2()). I'lcdcriik II (Id'M ) pro- ;-d thai he ihis ( .iliincl '"lor llir licju of ( )nr I'rineiK llipu^i-, .md Inr ihe good ol the ; ''' Among the inslructions i;iven in 1744 I )y his suc- cessor I'lcderick III to Pi of. Si , curator of the collection, the following seems |)erfeclK' to deline cnralorial duticrs: "I'he curatoi' is su|)i)osed to show 9«J. Bahi , Lrs hew,, ,!â ,nilâiâ.'. (l')27); .ilsu « Pick, "Die Miinzkahincttc" (l')20); «â <⢠;its,, ih,- (o.,l<Mii- Calnml ilrs âi,y/,ull,-s . . ouidr dii (r)24; l')2')). poraiy catalog of , (hdha iimnmi,: (r.^n). PAPER 32: A
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