The Numismatic Chronicle, Volume 5Royal Numismatic Society., 1865 With v. 1 is bound; Horta, de, chevalier. Catalogue d'une partie de la collection de médailles. Londres, J. Wertheimer. |
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Alexander Alexander Jannæus appears Arsinoë Arsinoë II assigned attributed Augustus belong Bust Cæsar CANT Canterbury Caracalla Cavedoni Chron Cohen Méd coins coins bearing collection Constantine Constantine II Constantius Chlorus cross Cross-pommée diadem didrachmes Diocletian edges Emperor engraved Euergetes evidence exergue Frederic Gallienus gold coins gold stater grains head Henry Henry III Hercules Ilger inscription IOHAN issued Jewish Coinage John king laureated legend letters long-cross LVND Lysimachus marked Maxentius Maximian mints Mionnet Moneta moneyers monnaies monogram Museum Mytilene Nasi Numismatic numismatists Obv.-IMP obverse occurs Offa P. F. AVG paludamentum paludamentum and cuirass Paphos pellets Philip Philometor pieces portrait Postumus probably Ptolemy Ptolemy II Published by Cohen RAVF reign remarkable reverse Richard ROBARD Roman Ruding Saulcy says sceptre Severus shield short-cross coins short-cross pennies silver Simon specimens struck Tealby towns Treviris WILLⱭLM απΝ
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Page 306 - ... any edger or edging tool, instrument or engine, not of common use in any trade, but contrived for marking of money round the edges with letters, grainings, or other marks or figures resembling those on the edges of money coined in his majesty's mint, nor any press for coinage, nor any cutting engine for cutting round blanks by force of a screw out of flatted bars of gold, silver, or other metal...
Page 299 - ... to be taken out. As it is scarcely practicable to impress a legend upon the rim of the smaller coins, a graining has been devised for the protection of their outer edge. This, which is generally known by the technical term Milling, was first used in 1663, the strokes at that time going at right angles across the edge. That mode continued until 1669, when diagonal strokes were introduced. But these, also, being found insufficient for the purpose, angular strokes were devised, in 1739, which added...
Page 306 - ... of money round the edges with letters, grainings, or other marks or figures resembling those on the edges of money coined in HM's mint ; nor any press for coinage, nor any cutting-engine, for cutting round blanks, by force of a screw, out of flatted bars of gold, silver, or other metal...
Page 302 - ... of monies, and all other tools and engines for the new way of coining ". Blondeau also engaged " to discover his secrets in rounding pieces before they are sized, and in marking the edges of the monies with letters and grainings unto his Majesty and unto the Warden, Master and Worker, and Comptroller of the Mint", &c.
Page 299 - Fac, cum vocante somno Castum petis cubile, Frontem locumque cordis Crucis figura signet. Crux pellit omne crimen, Fugiunt crucem tenebrae; Tali dicata signo Mens fluctuare nescit.
Page 302 - ... engraving of dies except in the Tower of London was prohibited, and Simon the engraver was required to bring in all the tools and engines for coining in his possession. In April, 1662, Blondeau, who had been again sent for out of France, was taken into the Mint, and an agreement was entered into with him " to furnish all the mills, rollers, presses, and other instruments, to cut, flatten, make round and size the pieces; the engine to mark the edges of the money with letters and grainings, the...
Page 187 - The poor fellows concealed the discovery with the greatest care ; but they were wild with excitement, and, besides, there were too many of them to keep such a secret. The governor of the city heard of it, apprehended all who had not fled, and compelled them to disgorge. He recovered two of the pots, placed them beside him, and required them to refill them with coin.
Page 358 - Kent as far as the marshes, and took Preu their king, and led him bound into Mercia, and let his eyes be picked out and his hands be cut off.
Page 302 - The improvement of coining by the mill was early taken into consideration, and was resolved upon before the end of the year 1661 ; but it was not brought into full practice at that time, for there is an order of council, dated January 17th, 1661-2, for a privy seal, " to pay to Sir William Parkhurst and Sir Anthony St.
Page 294 - Winchester, Exeter, Chichester, Canterbury, Rochester, Ipswich, Norwich, Lynn, Lincoln, York, Carlisle, Northampton, Oxford, S.