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There are some attempts at ascertaining the relative antiquity of coins by their types , and the objects they represent ; but it would be very difficult to form any regular system , because coins had been used long before any figures ...
There are some attempts at ascertaining the relative antiquity of coins by their types , and the objects they represent ; but it would be very difficult to form any regular system , because coins had been used long before any figures ...
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With the ninth century , or the empire of Charlemagne , commences the series of modern coins , but previously to the beginning of the sixteenth century , we find in them little to admire in point of elegance , though we may sometimes ...
With the ninth century , or the empire of Charlemagne , commences the series of modern coins , but previously to the beginning of the sixteenth century , we find in them little to admire in point of elegance , though we may sometimes ...
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Of complete collections ( which pretend to contain the coins and medals of every age and country ) we know of none in England that nearly attained their end , but those of Dr. Mead , Dr. Hunter , and Mr. Tyssen .
Of complete collections ( which pretend to contain the coins and medals of every age and country ) we know of none in England that nearly attained their end , but those of Dr. Mead , Dr. Hunter , and Mr. Tyssen .
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Contents
Affaires dEspagne Nos 1 to 5 Confédération | 1 |
Reliques of Robert Burns consisting chiefly of original | 19 |
Anecdotes of Painters who have resided or been born | 36 |
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| Title | Quarterly review Volume 1 of The Quarterly Review |
| Contributor | Aborigines' Friends' Association (Adelaide, S. Aust.) |
| Publisher | Aborigines' Friends' Association, 1940 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 7 Jan 2008 |
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