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... continued to diminish till the reign of Gallienus , when it totally vanished . In this reign the chief copper coins in use were the small brass , or asaria , which , according to the writers of the Lower Empire , were at last numbered ...
... continued to diminish till the reign of Gallienus , when it totally vanished . In this reign the chief copper coins in use were the small brass , or asaria , which , according to the writers of the Lower Empire , were at last numbered ...
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... continued till the reign of Edward I. Our historians say that Henry I. coined halfpence and farthings , but none such are known in our cabinets . Through the Norman times , and cer- tainly in the reign of Edward the Confessor , halves ...
... continued till the reign of Edward I. Our historians say that Henry I. coined halfpence and farthings , but none such are known in our cabinets . Through the Norman times , and cer- tainly in the reign of Edward the Confessor , halves ...
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... continued in cur- rency for several centuries . The last silver farthing is known to have been coined in the reign of Edward VI . , but no specimen of it has been seen the last silver halfpenny was struck under the Commonwealth . The ...
... continued in cur- rency for several centuries . The last silver farthing is known to have been coined in the reign of Edward VI . , but no specimen of it has been seen the last silver halfpenny was struck under the Commonwealth . The ...
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... continued separate communities even after Carthage Phoenician towns ; Sidon , Tyre , Aradus , & c . , each a distinct common- had attained its great power ; Carthage only exercising the hegemony wealth , forming a sort of federation ...
... continued separate communities even after Carthage Phoenician towns ; Sidon , Tyre , Aradus , & c . , each a distinct common- had attained its great power ; Carthage only exercising the hegemony wealth , forming a sort of federation ...
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... continued , although in some rare instances these ends are pointed by the inter- section of the two curved faces of the abacus . The leaves and volutes are carved round what is a continuation of the shaft , formed into the shape of a ...
... continued , although in some rare instances these ends are pointed by the inter- section of the two curved faces of the abacus . The leaves and volutes are carved round what is a continuation of the shaft , formed into the shape of a ...
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Page 91 - ... in respect of the premises so jointly occupied, in case the clear yearly value of such premises shall be of an amount which, when divided by the number of such occupiers, shall give a sum of not less than ten pounds for each and every such occupier, but not otherwise.
Page 85 - Statutum de tallagio non concedendo, that no tallage or aid shall be laid or levied by the King or his heirs in this realm, without the good will and assent of the Archbishops, Bishops, Earls, Barons, Knights, Burgesses, and other the freemen of the commonalty of this realm...
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