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A manual of Greek archaeology (1886)

Collignon, Maxime, 1849-1917, Wright, John Henry, 1852-1908 · London : Cassell Pub. Co. · leaf 351

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des under Augustus.The names are known of a large number of engraversbelonging to this period, but we cannot admitwith certainty all the names that are to beread on gems. Counterfeiters have often placed uponantique stones fictitious names to give them greatervalue/* or have actually inscribed… … FlG. I30.—GEM OF APOLLONIDES. NUMISMATICS AND GLYPTICS. 339 have misunderstood. Accordingly the signatures ot engravers must be accepted with great reserve ; those that are the least doubtful are the following : — Agathapus, Apollonides, Aspasius, Athe- nion, Boethus, Dioscurides, Epi- tynchanus,…

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