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Ancient and Modern Gold and Silver Smiths' Work : In the South Kensington Museum; Described With an Introduction, PDF eBook

Ancient and Modern Gold and Silver Smiths' Work : In the South Kensington Museum; Described With an Introduction PDF

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Thefe metals have been fometimes taken in exchange by weight, in the ihape of ornaments for the neck, the arms, the ears, or the ankles; fometimes in the rude form of duf't, bars, or ingots; fometimes {tamped with the mark of kings, govern ments, or cities.

Perhaps the earliei't recorded mark of this kind was the rude image of a Iheep or an ox, the metal being called in Latin from that image petunia, from peenr.

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