Illustrations of school classics, arranged and described (1903)
Hill, George Francis, Sir, 1867-1948 · London, Macmillan · leaf 263
Its weight is about 266 grains, i e. twicethe weight of the gold stater. This is the weight in usefor the Attic coins, and is known as the Attic or Euboicstandard. It represents the weight of rather more thanfour shillings, but this fact must not be taken as showinghow much such a coin would have… … This mosaic, probably a copy of an earlier Greek paint-ing, rejjresents the critical moment in the battle of Issus(333 B.C.), when Alexander forces his way to where Dariusis (Qu. Curtius, iii. 27). The Great Kings charioteerwhips up his horses, but one of the four turns and faceshim, and all is in…
Classical antiquities
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