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... coins . It seems more likely that the denominations should be sought in the plentiful coinage of Hiero II and his ... coins on this occasion - using , in many cases , existing Roman coins as flans for overstriking . The Roman coins thus ...
... coins . It seems more likely that the denominations should be sought in the plentiful coinage of Hiero II and his ... coins on this occasion - using , in many cases , existing Roman coins as flans for overstriking . The Roman coins thus ...
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... coins - but on coins of a much later date.2 Pliny , it is clear , cannot be used as a whole without selec- tion . In our treatment we are only exercising the essential right of editing him . But the elements we are rejecting are those ...
... coins - but on coins of a much later date.2 Pliny , it is clear , cannot be used as a whole without selec- tion . In our treatment we are only exercising the essential right of editing him . But the elements we are rejecting are those ...
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... coin , and we do not know of any forgeries of such , while forgeries of larger coins are , of course , not uncommon . The fact is that Plautus's vocabulary of coins is not really Roman , but Italo - Greek of south Italy . He barely uses ...
... coin , and we do not know of any forgeries of such , while forgeries of larger coins are , of course , not uncommon . The fact is that Plautus's vocabulary of coins is not really Roman , but Italo - Greek of south Italy . He barely uses ...
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RETIRED FELLOWS | 4 |
ANNUAL REPORT FOR 19312 | 11 |
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS By The Rt Hon H A L Fisher | 23 |
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