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THE COLLECTOR SERIES
seem to have struck the half. The pieces marked with
a cinquefoil are attributed to his reign.
TJnvface—A coin struck on one side only, and in the
modern European series ordinarily money of necessity.
But it is also a characteristic of some of the money of
the ancient Greeks, alike on the archaic staters of Lamp-
sacus, &c.j on those of the thin incuse fabric of Meta-
pontum, &c, and on the Gra?co-Italian currency of
Etruria.
Unit—A gold coin of James VI. of Scotland and I.
of Great Britain (1605-10), and of Charles I. (1625-37).
The latter (1625) was engraved by Briot. The last
coinage (1637) added the half, quarter, and the eighth
unit, of which the lowest division is extremely rare.
Vermeille—Silver-gilt.
Victoriatus—The two-thirds of the silver denarius, a
type introduced into Rome in or about B.C. 228, and
virtually abolished about B.C. 100, and representing on
the obverse a head of Jupiter, and on the other Victory
crowning a trophy. There are the victoriatus, half-
victoriatus, marked in some examples S. for semis, and
the double victoriatus. The last is very rare. The
victoriatus also occurs in the Romano-Iberian coinage,
third century B.C. (See Stevenson, p. 875.)
Vierlandcr— A Low - Country coin current under
treaty in four districts, cities, or towns.
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