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An introduction to the study of ancient and modern coins (1848)

Akerman, John Yonge, 1806-1873 · London, J. R. Smith · leaf 114

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The silver coin of Philip of Macedon furnishedthe prototype of much of this rude money. Therude piece here engraved is one of m any varietiesof barbarous copies of Macedonian tetradrachms, … which, though often classed as Gaulish, more pro-perly belong to the countries of Illyria and Pan- nonia. Besides the coins of Tasciovanus* and Cuno- * To Mr. S. Birch of tlie British JMuseum is due the honourof having first proposed this attribution, which, to say theleast, is certainly founded…

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