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... Roman juristic writings . Justinian's code was a landmark in legal history . Stating in systematic form the results of a mil- lennium of Roman law , it has served as the basis for modern civil - law ( as distinguished from com- mon ...
... Roman juristic writings . Justinian's code was a landmark in legal history . Stating in systematic form the results of a mil- lennium of Roman law , it has served as the basis for modern civil - law ( as distinguished from com- mon ...
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... Roman branch mints . Roman Coinage . The earliest issues of the Roman series , produced for the Roman citizens of Italy , consisted of rather crude cast bronze pieces . The earliest pieces were the crudest - merely ir- regular lumps of ...
... Roman branch mints . Roman Coinage . The earliest issues of the Roman series , produced for the Roman citizens of Italy , consisted of rather crude cast bronze pieces . The earliest pieces were the crudest - merely ir- regular lumps of ...
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... Roman coins to the point where the public completely lost con- fidence , and prices rose to inflationary heights . After Rome fell , Britain , Gaul , and other western European countries began their own coinage systems , using the Roman ...
... Roman coins to the point where the public completely lost con- fidence , and prices rose to inflationary heights . After Rome fell , Britain , Gaul , and other western European countries began their own coinage systems , using the Roman ...
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