Collignon, Maxime, 1849-1917, Wright, John Henry, 1852-1908 · London : Cassell Pub. Co. · leaf 340
th theinvention of coinage. The mints of that time struckoff pieces of irregular shape, having the appearance otsmall ingots, the convex surface of which alone borean emblem. The reverse is marked by a square anddeep indentation [quadratum incusum), caused by thesquare head that served to hold the… … Fig. 120.—silver coin of Athens.(Most ancient style.) The emblems on the coins are somewhat complex.At yEgina, a tortoise ; at Ephesus, a bee ; the wingedPegasus and the letter koppa, at Corinth ; a Gorgonshead at Athens ; ashield on Boeotiancoins. No legend isfound with the em-blem on these…
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