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 48
long duration.The Greek and Eoman currency took its place in time; and al-though coins of Herod and of Barkochebas the rebel are extant,it seems improbable that these were issued to any great extent.We have copper coins of Agrippa, very rare, and these completethe entire series of coins of Judea.… … ROMAN COINAGE. as the half dollar. The weight is 274 Paris grains. In the 17thchapter of Matthew the temple tax, or tribute money, is spokenof as a didrachma. Elsewhere it is stated at a half shekel; and inthe same chapter, 27th verse, a stater is made to pay the tax fortwo persons. The few verses…
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