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A guide to the Department of coins and medals in the British museum (1922)

British Museum. Dept. of Coins and Medals, Hill, George Francis, Sir, 1867-1948 · London : The Trustees · leaf 42

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36, PI. 2, No. 10).The advent of Christianity is seen in the labarum (a standardwith the Christian monogram ^) held by Constantius II (No. 117,PL 2, No. 12). A unique coin of Olybrius (No. 150, PI. 2, No. 13,shows us the cross as reverse type, with the striking legendSALVS MVNDI. A few denarii fill… … Fig. 26. Byzantine Solidus. Michael IV. a. d. 1034-1041 coinage of the sub-Byzantine empires (such as Nicaea andTrebizond), and of the barbarian peoples of the fifth, sixth andseventh centuries. CASES 14-16. ROMAN IMPERIAL COINAGE.BRASS, &c. What has already been said about the types of the…

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