The History of Commerce in EuropeMacmillan, 1891 - 233 páginas |
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... coins , i.e. of pieces of precious metal stamped and purport- ing to be of a certain weight , is ascribed to the Lydians of the seventh century B.C. Gold was not struck by Phenicians or Greeks before about B.C. 330 , but Persian gold coins ...
... coins , i.e. of pieces of precious metal stamped and purport- ing to be of a certain weight , is ascribed to the Lydians of the seventh century B.C. Gold was not struck by Phenicians or Greeks before about B.C. 330 , but Persian gold coins ...
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... coin was a silver shekel of about 230 grains , worth about 24 shillings . The commonest Greek coin was ultimately the silver stater ( shekel ) or didrachmon of 135 grains , worth about two francs . The Greek silver drachma , worth about ...
... coin was a silver shekel of about 230 grains , worth about 24 shillings . The commonest Greek coin was ultimately the silver stater ( shekel ) or didrachmon of 135 grains , worth about two francs . The Greek silver drachma , worth about ...
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... degenerate into tokens of nominal value . The chief actual coins were I aureus ( about £ 1 ) = 25 denarii ( silver ) = 100 sestertii ( brass ) . BOOK II MEDIEVAL COMMERCE CHAPTER I THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS AND 26 BOOK I COMMERCE IN EUROPE.
... degenerate into tokens of nominal value . The chief actual coins were I aureus ( about £ 1 ) = 25 denarii ( silver ) = 100 sestertii ( brass ) . BOOK II MEDIEVAL COMMERCE CHAPTER I THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS AND 26 BOOK I COMMERCE IN EUROPE.
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... coinage ; but the greatest diversity and confusion existed owing to the number of various coins issued by different chieftains . On the revival of the empire , Karl the Great made an effort to establish a general system of currency ...
... coinage ; but the greatest diversity and confusion existed owing to the number of various coins issued by different chieftains . On the revival of the empire , Karl the Great made an effort to establish a general system of currency ...
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... coins indeed circulated all over Europe in the Early Middle Ages , and are very celebrated . The gold coin was the ... coins were the miliarision and its half , the keration ( hence carat ) . Both kinds of coins , gold and silver , were ...
... coins indeed circulated all over Europe in the Early Middle Ages , and are very celebrated . The gold coin was the ... coins were the miliarision and its half , the keration ( hence carat ) . Both kinds of coins , gold and silver , were ...
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