The American Numismatical Manual of the Currency Or Money of the Aborigines, and Colonial, State, and United States Coins: With Historical and Descriptive Notices of Each Coin Or Series |
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... issued it , and truly indicative of their state of civilization . The date of the foundation of Rome , as accepted by the Romans themselves , is proved by a coin struck by the Emperor Philip II . , to commemorate the millennium of the ...
... issued it , and truly indicative of their state of civilization . The date of the foundation of Rome , as accepted by the Romans themselves , is proved by a coin struck by the Emperor Philip II . , to commemorate the millennium of the ...
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... issued in the form of a positive coin , was of the weight of two Greek drachms , and equal to about fifty - six cents , or about the value of a lamb at that period . On the obverse of this coin , was the sacred cup of manna , and on the ...
... issued in the form of a positive coin , was of the weight of two Greek drachms , and equal to about fifty - six cents , or about the value of a lamb at that period . On the obverse of this coin , was the sacred cup of manna , and on the ...
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... issued by Philip of Macedon and Alexander , began to supersede the Celtic ring - money . Asia Minor being rich in gold - the fabulous richness of the sands of Pactolus being known to every school - boy - its first coinage was of gold ...
... issued by Philip of Macedon and Alexander , began to supersede the Celtic ring - money . Asia Minor being rich in gold - the fabulous richness of the sands of Pactolus being known to every school - boy - its first coinage was of gold ...
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... issued coins bearing his own effigy and name , Cunobelinus , in full . He is said to have visited Rome in the reign of Augustus , and to have brought back with him Roman artists to superintend his coinage . Taciovanus , supposed to have ...
... issued coins bearing his own effigy and name , Cunobelinus , in full . He is said to have visited Rome in the reign of Augustus , and to have brought back with him Roman artists to superintend his coinage . Taciovanus , supposed to have ...
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... issued under that emperor - followed by those issued under Britannicus , the son of Claudius ; Septimus Severus , who died in York , Eng . , A. D. 211 ; Caracalla , Geta , Postumus , Victorinius , Marius ; British coins of the usurper ...
... issued under that emperor - followed by those issued under Britannicus , the son of Claudius ; Septimus Severus , who died in York , Eng . , A. D. 211 ; Caracalla , Geta , Postumus , Victorinius , Marius ; British coins of the usurper ...
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The American Numismatical Manual of the Currency Or Money of the Aborigines ... Montroville Wilson Dickeson No preview available - 2015 |
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aborigines alloy AMERICA assay AUCTORI CONNEC bust of Washington cabinet carats centre circle of dots circulation coinage colony copper crown cupel currency denomination designs unaltered designs unchanged Device Device.-A bust DIME eagle edge effigy emblem emission England extremely rare fac-similes facing Figure Fillet-Festooned five varieties five-dollar piece four varieties George George III Georgius Goddess of Liberty gold coins gotten grains hair HALF-CENT HALF-DIME HALF-DOLLAR HALF-EAGLE half-penny head laureated hence issued king laurel legend Legend.-LIBERTY Legend.-UNITED letter liberty pole Liberty seated liberty-cap lignite Lord Baltimore Massachusetts MEDALET metal NOVA CESAREA number coined obverse pattern piece penny planchets Plate XI Plate XVII Plenty plow preceding preserved proportion punctuation QUARTER-DOLLAR QUARTER-EAGLE reign reverse Reverse.-A scarce shield shillings silver coins specimens stamped struck surmounted three varieties THREE-DOLLAR PIECE type and five type and four type and three United United States Mint VERMON weight wreath