This may have been covered before, but the Badian Collection at Rutgers is now on-line. Under Search the Collection I was impressed with the contents of the Browse tab and its detailed index of items on the coins. One can pull up all of the coins in the collection with a gate or Jupiter Anxurus or an anguipede figure etc.

Jupiter in quadriga to right, holding scepter and reins in left hand and hurling thunderbolt with right hand; on either side, star; above, head of Sol and crescent; below, anguipede giant with thunderbolt in right hand and with left hand raised; in exergue, •L•F (NE ligatured); border of dots

Coin of Indo-Greek king Telephos displaying an anguipede with limbs ending in lotus blossom (obverse).

As a dealer and ardent traveler, I'd often stop in the Pacific Islands to learn about and acquire new treasures.

It seems that 'regret' is a part of every numismatist's portfolio, and I'm no exception. Gee, if I didn't sell all those Stephen Fuller Austin documents as a kid, or that hoard of California gold or the hundreds of St. John's River notes etc, are thoughts that always run through my mind.

Although all the Yap pieces are in museums today, I have held on to a nice reminder of those great stones; this carving made in the prison on Koror, Palau depict these 'Money' stones, all within a native salt water crocodile format (measures 5'). Native wood is almost as good as stone, and it's not like carrying away their national treasure.

Regarding the Menelik II Railroad Commemoration Medal - Check out this outstanding share (engraved by the famous military illustrator Louis Charles Bombled, 1862-1927) featuring none other than King Menelik II and his entourage awaiting an oncoming locomotive. Question (rhetorical)...Is that a Khat plant (the National Chew) in the foreground?

I found this while going through my Chapman Archive and thought you and E-Sylum readers would find this amusing.

Well, the word started with an "N" and ended in "ist".