The coins that are the subject of these Notes are often thousands of years old, so it is perhaps not surprising that much is unchanged in the world of ancient coin collecting over the last 120 years. For example - ancient coins that can be collected are vast and cover many peoples and time periods. In a book published by Spink in 1903, Francesco Gnecchi writes to those new to ancient coin collecting: "Among a hundred individuals who begin to collect one can count on ninety at