 | 1879 - 1110 pages
...difference to want of skill. It is a gteat convenience that coins should lie flatly one on another, and the greater boldness of ancient coins, however it...their beauty, necessarily rendered this impossible. In Greece the original business of bankers seems to have been changing money for foreigners, but they... | |
 | Institute of Bankers (Great Britain) - 1880 - 908 pages
...difference to want of skill. It is a great convenience that coins should lie flatly one on another, and the greater boldness of ancient coins, however it...their beauty, necessarily rendered this impossible. In Greece tho original business of bankers seems to have been changing money for foreigners, but they... | |
 | 1880 - 820 pages
...coins to want of skill. It is a great convenience that coins should lie flatly one on another, and the greater boldness of ancient coins, however it...this respect a striking contrast to those of most other countries. There were, however, of course, exceptions. Thus the money of Phocaea was notorious... | |
 | Institute of Bankers (Great Britain) - 1880 - 990 pages
...coins to want of skill. It is a great convenience that coins should lie flatly one on another, and the greater boldness of ancient coins, however it...for their beauty, but they were also made of pure mef.al and full weight, offering in this respect a striking contrast to those of most other countries.... | |
 | 1882 - 780 pages
...coins to want of skill. It is a great convenience that coins should lie flatly one on another, and the greater boldness of ancient coins, however it...necessarily rendered this impossible. Not only were the Qreek coins admirable for their beauty, but they were also made of pure metal and full weight, offering... | |
 | Sir John Lubbock - 1890 - 382 pages
...coins to want of skill. It is a great convenience that coins should lie flatly one on another, and the greater boldness of ancient coins, however it...this respect a striking contrast to those of most other countries. There were, however, of course, exceptions. Thus the money of Phocaea was notorious... | |
 | 1879 - 1160 pages
...coins to want of skill. It is a great convenience that coins should lie flatly one on another, and the greater boldness of ancient coins, however it...this respect a striking contrast to those of most other countries. There were, however, of course, exceptions. Thus the money of Phocaea was notorious... | |
 | 1880 - 1108 pages
...difference to want of skill. It is a great convenience that coins should lie flatly one on another, and the greater boldness of ancient coins, however it...their beauty, necessarily rendered this impossible. In Greece the original business of bankers seems to have been changing money for foreigners, but they... | |
 | 1879 - 1196 pages
...coins to want of skill. It is a great convenience that coins should lie flatly one on another, and the greater boldness of ancient coins, however it...this respect a striking contrast to those of most other countries. There were, however, of course, exceptions. Thus the money of Phocaea was notorious... | |
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... represented in his divine character as descended from Jupiter Ammon, which is indicated by the ram's horns. It would not, however, be fair to modern mints to attribute the comparative poverty of modern coins to want of skill. It is a great convenience... 