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The numismatic chronicle and journal of the Royal Numismatic Society

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218 NUMISMATIC CHRONICLE.<br />

It is noteworthy that A<strong>the</strong>ns begins to coin gold money<br />

about <strong>the</strong> same time as <strong>The</strong>bes. <strong>The</strong> <strong>The</strong>ban coins <strong>of</strong> this<br />

period are easily distinguishable from earlier coins <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

same types, first by <strong>the</strong> total disappearance <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> incuse<br />

square, <strong>and</strong> next by <strong>the</strong> much more infantile appearance<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Herakles.

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