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... king is the tetradrachm ( or piece of four drachmæ ) of Alexander I. of Macedon . Among the early coins of Asia , one of the most celebrated is the stater Daricus or Daric , named from Darius Hystaspes . It had for symbol an archer ...
... king is the tetradrachm ( or piece of four drachmæ ) of Alexander I. of Macedon . Among the early coins of Asia , one of the most celebrated is the stater Daricus or Daric , named from Darius Hystaspes . It had for symbol an archer ...
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... king or of the moneyer ; a cross sometimes appears after the introduction of Christianity , and in later times a rude head of the king or queen . The pennies of the Saxon and Danish sole monarchs of England , have a somewhat similar ...
... king or of the moneyer ; a cross sometimes appears after the introduction of Christianity , and in later times a rude head of the king or queen . The pennies of the Saxon and Danish sole monarchs of England , have a somewhat similar ...
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... 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 continued till the reign of George II . ) , and on the edge of the crowns and half ...
... 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 continued till the reign of George II . ) , and on the edge of the crowns and half ...
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... king of Prussia , who had some hereditary claim on the ancient burggraviate , N. , alarmed at the prospect of still greater embarrassments , entered into the Rhenish Confederation , and as the result of this alliance , was transferred ...
... king of Prussia , who had some hereditary claim on the ancient burggraviate , N. , alarmed at the prospect of still greater embarrassments , entered into the Rhenish Confederation , and as the result of this alliance , was transferred ...
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... King Birger , in 1317 , were left to perish of hunger in a dungeon , the keys of which the king threw into the sea before he left the castle . The horror of this deed roused the indignation of the people , who seized upon the castle ...
... King Birger , in 1317 , were left to perish of hunger in a dungeon , the keys of which the king threw into the sea before he left the castle . The horror of this deed roused the indignation of the people , who seized upon the castle ...
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Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for ..., Volume 5 Affichage du livre entier - 1871 |
Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for ..., Volume 5 Affichage du livre entier - 1883 |
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