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Page 174
... drachm only came into existence when silver began to be coined . The drachm and the obol as coins appear to have been invented by the Aeginetans . They were borrowed by all the systems of silver coinage which came into use in Hellas ...
... drachm only came into existence when silver began to be coined . The drachm and the obol as coins appear to have been invented by the Aeginetans . They were borrowed by all the systems of silver coinage which came into use in Hellas ...
Page 185
... drachm of forty - three grains would be equivalent to two - thirds of the Euboic drachm of sixty - five grains , and four - ninths of the Aeginetan drachm of ninety - six grains . Mr. Head has suggested that the Corinthian drachms may ...
... drachm of forty - three grains would be equivalent to two - thirds of the Euboic drachm of sixty - five grains , and four - ninths of the Aeginetan drachm of ninety - six grains . Mr. Head has suggested that the Corinthian drachms may ...
Page 193
... drachm were in use at Athens in 600 B. C. For the current didrachms of Aegina , Solon substituted coins weighing 130 grains , that is staters of the Euboic standard , which was already accepted at Chalcis and Eretria , and ( with a ...
... drachm were in use at Athens in 600 B. C. For the current didrachms of Aegina , Solon substituted coins weighing 130 grains , that is staters of the Euboic standard , which was already accepted at Chalcis and Eretria , and ( with a ...
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NINTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING JULY 5 1911 ADDRESS BY | 3 |
SOME CARDINAL POINTS IN KNOWLEDGE | 28 |
SOME PALESTINIAN CULTS IN THE GRAECOROMAN AGE By G | 55 |
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