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... denarius in 269 B.C. A shifting of this point would involve a corresponding shifting of all the other coinages which have been dated by it . But till quite recently the pos- sibility of such a shifting has not been contemplated . The ...
... denarius in 269 B.C. A shifting of this point would involve a corresponding shifting of all the other coinages which have been dated by it . But till quite recently the pos- sibility of such a shifting has not been contemplated . The ...
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... denarius ' , and the coins were tariffed correctly in accordance with their weight.2 We remember that the Roman ' denarius ' is , in origin , nothing but the Greek vóμos ( nummus ) , the standard silver piece , the didrachm , divided ...
... denarius ' , and the coins were tariffed correctly in accordance with their weight.2 We remember that the Roman ' denarius ' is , in origin , nothing but the Greek vóμos ( nummus ) , the standard silver piece , the didrachm , divided ...
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... denarius after that date.1 The lower limiting date may be fixed by three considera- tions : ( 1 ) Samwer - Bahrfeldt have established that the first de- narii are roughly contemporary with the bronze of the sextantal standard , and ...
... denarius after that date.1 The lower limiting date may be fixed by three considera- tions : ( 1 ) Samwer - Bahrfeldt have established that the first de- narii are roughly contemporary with the bronze of the sextantal standard , and ...
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