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Title: The Origin of Metallic Currency and Weight Standards

Author: William Ridgeway


Release date: August 28, 2021 [eBook #66160]
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Language: English

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THE ORIGIN OF
METALLIC CURRENCY AND
WEIGHT STANDARDS.

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London: C. J. CLAY and SONS,
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS WAREHOUSE,
Ave Maria Lane.

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Cambridge: DEIGHTON, BELL AND CO.
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THE ORIGIN OF
METALLIC CURRENCY AND
WEIGHT STANDARDS

BY
WILLIAM RIDGEWAY, M.A.,
PROFESSOR OF GREEK IN QUEEN’S COLLEGE, CORK,
LATE FELLOW OF GONVILLE AND CAIUS COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE.

ἌΝΘΡΩΠΟϹ Ἢ <ΒΟὟϹ Ἢ> ὟϹ ἊΝ ΕἼΗ ΜΈΤΡΟΝ ἉΠΆΝΤΩΝ.

CAMBRIDGE:
AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS
1892

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