Chambers's Encyclopaedia: Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the PeopleW. and R. Chambers, 1874 |
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... Roman coins belong to three different series , known as the Republican , the Family , and the Imperial . The so - called Republican , the earliest coinage , began at an early period of Roman history , and subsisted till about 80 B. C. ...
... Roman coins belong to three different series , known as the Republican , the Family , and the Imperial . The so - called Republican , the earliest coinage , began at an early period of Roman history , and subsisted till about 80 B. C. ...
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... Roman uncial coinage extended to the other states of Italy , where a variety of types were introduced , including mythological heads and animals . In the reign of Augustus , the as was virtually superseded by the sestertius , called by ...
... Roman uncial coinage extended to the other states of Italy , where a variety of types were introduced , including mythological heads and animals . In the reign of Augustus , the as was virtually superseded by the sestertius , called by ...
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... Roman money on its subju- gation . Constantine seems to have had a mint in London , and the Roman currency continued to circulate for a time after the departure of the conquerors . The first independent coinage , however , shews hardly ...
... Roman money on its subju- gation . Constantine seems to have had a mint in London , and the Roman currency continued to circulate for a time after the departure of the conquerors . The first independent coinage , however , shews hardly ...
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... Roman drapery , with the head turned to the left , and from that time it has been the practice to turn every king's head the reverse way from that of his predecessor . The four shields on the reverse are disposed in the form of a cross ...
... Roman drapery , with the head turned to the left , and from that time it has been the practice to turn every king's head the reverse way from that of his predecessor . The four shields on the reverse are disposed in the form of a cross ...
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... Roman emperors , Nero and Titus . At Ain Amoor , between this oasis These oases are now held by Muggrebi Arabs , a and the Oasis Magna , is a temple built under the powerful race in the Desert , capable of raising Roman empire ...
... Roman emperors , Nero and Titus . At Ain Amoor , between this oasis These oases are now held by Muggrebi Arabs , a and the Oasis Magna , is a temple built under the powerful race in the Desert , capable of raising Roman empire ...
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