Chambers's Encyclopaedia: Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the PeopleW. and R. Chambers, 1874 |
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... head of the goddess herself takes its place , the owl afterwards re - appearing on the reverse . The punch - mark , at first a rudely - roughed square , soon assumed the more sightly form of deep , wedge - like indents , which in later ...
... head of the goddess herself takes its place , the owl afterwards re - appearing on the reverse . The punch - mark , at first a rudely - roughed square , soon assumed the more sightly form of deep , wedge - like indents , which in later ...
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... head of Roma ( or Minerva ) , but none are known to have been coined till the weight of the as had diminished to four ounces . The Roman uncial coinage extended to the other states of Italy , where a variety of types were introduced ...
... head of Roma ( or Minerva ) , but none are known to have been coined till the weight of the as had diminished to four ounces . The Roman uncial coinage extended to the other states of Italy , where a variety of types were introduced ...
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... head of the king or queen . The pennies of the Saxon and Danish sole monarchs of England , have a somewhat similar character . Alfred's earlier coins have a grotesque - looking portrait , and on the reverse Fig . 5 . a monogram of ...
... head of the king or queen . The pennies of the Saxon and Danish sole monarchs of England , have a somewhat similar character . Alfred's earlier coins have a grotesque - looking portrait , and on the reverse Fig . 5 . a monogram of ...
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... 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 ( an arrangement which ...
... 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 ( an arrangement which ...
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... head of the monarch on one side , and of the emperor on the other . Afterwards , the obverse bears the profile of the monarch , and the reverse cross of some description , with the name of the place of mintage , and the word ' Pius ...
... head of the monarch on one side , and of the emperor on the other . Afterwards , the obverse bears the profile of the monarch , and the reverse cross of some description , with the name of the place of mintage , and the word ' Pius ...
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