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... measures and the multiplication of the coins . For under him the measures became greater than those of Pheidon ; ( 3 ) and the mina which formerly weighed seventy drachms was filled up with the hundred drachms . ( 4 ) The early stater ...
... measures and the multiplication of the coins . For under him the measures became greater than those of Pheidon ; ( 3 ) and the mina which formerly weighed seventy drachms was filled up with the hundred drachms . ( 4 ) The early stater ...
Page 195
... measures a democratic measure , and it is clear that from the point of view of the man in the street the en- largement of measures was as much in his favour as the depreciation of the coin , in which he had to pay for such measures.1 The ...
... measures a democratic measure , and it is clear that from the point of view of the man in the street the en- largement of measures was as much in his favour as the depreciation of the coin , in which he had to pay for such measures.1 The ...
Page 196
... measure ; and by using such weights and measures a dealer in the market would be sure to increase his clientèle . We must not hastily apply modern scientific notions on such subjects in the case of the ancient world . All through the ...
... measure ; and by using such weights and measures a dealer in the market would be sure to increase his clientèle . We must not hastily apply modern scientific notions on such subjects in the case of the ancient world . All through the ...
Contents
NINTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING JULY 5 1911 ADDRESS BY | 3 |
SIR A C LYALL 18351911 BY LORD REAY ACTING PRESIDENT | 17 |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS | 23 |
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