Coins, medals, and seals, ancient and modern. Illustrated and described. With a sketch of the history of coins and coinage, instructions for young collectors, tables of comparative rarity, price lists of English and American coins, medals and tokens, &c., &c (1861)
Prime, William Cowper, 1825-1905 · New York, Harper & brothers · leaf 18
Figure I.—Egyptian Ring Money, Gold and Silver. (From the Wall of a Toinb.) … Figure 2.—Ancient Egyptian Method op Weighing Money. (From the Wall of a Tomb.) HISTOKY PRESERVED IN COINS. that Horace alluded when he spoke of a fame more enduring thanbrass—monumentum cere perennius. Then, as now, the records ofcoins and medals were regarded as most lasting; and it may besafely…
Numismatics · Medals · Seals (Numismatics)
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