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Page 532
... continued their own currencies ; Phocaea , Mytilene , and Cyzicus , though ceasing to coin in silver , continued with electrum . In other cities , small change in silver was issued . Beyond the effective range of Athenian power , cities ...
... continued their own currencies ; Phocaea , Mytilene , and Cyzicus , though ceasing to coin in silver , continued with electrum . In other cities , small change in silver was issued . Beyond the effective range of Athenian power , cities ...
Page 540
... continued , but tended to decline in fineness . Feudal deniers began to appear in abundance beyond Capet's kingdom of north central France ; the most important and numerous were issued from the 10th century by the abbey of St. Martin at ...
... continued , but tended to decline in fineness . Feudal deniers began to appear in abundance beyond Capet's kingdom of north central France ; the most important and numerous were issued from the 10th century by the abbey of St. Martin at ...
Page 543
... continued in the 15th century , especially under John VIII Palaeologus , whose visit to Italy in 1438 ( when Pisanello made his splendid portrait medal ) doubtless familiarized him with the designs of the grosso and gros , which were ...
... continued in the 15th century , especially under John VIII Palaeologus , whose visit to Italy in 1438 ( when Pisanello made his splendid portrait medal ) doubtless familiarized him with the designs of the grosso and gros , which were ...
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