The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier, 1988 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... coinage dates from the 7th or 8th century B. C. in Asia Minor . The historian Herodotus attributed the first Western coinage to the Lydians of Asia Minor , who placed marks on unrefined gold bars or ingots to avoid repeated weighing ...
... coinage dates from the 7th or 8th century B. C. in Asia Minor . The historian Herodotus attributed the first Western coinage to the Lydians of Asia Minor , who placed marks on unrefined gold bars or ingots to avoid repeated weighing ...
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COINS A set of commonly circulated coinage of Canada ( left. was the main coinage metal . Besides the gold aureus and the silver denarius , the coinage in- cluded the large brass sestertius ( of four asses ) , the middle brass , or ...
COINS A set of commonly circulated coinage of Canada ( left. was the main coinage metal . Besides the gold aureus and the silver denarius , the coinage in- cluded the large brass sestertius ( of four asses ) , the middle brass , or ...
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... coinage of a particular country con- sists of set designs that are changed little from year to year except for the date numerals . Spanish and Spanish American Coinage . Spanish coinage followed the regal portrait design pattern used ...
... coinage of a particular country con- sists of set designs that are changed little from year to year except for the date numerals . Spanish and Spanish American Coinage . Spanish coinage followed the regal portrait design pattern used ...
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