The Works of Adam Smith, LL.D. and F.R.S. of London and Edinburgh: The nature and causes of the wealth of nationsT. Cadell and W. Davies, 1812 |
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... thofe metals with exactness gave occafion to the inftitution of coins , of which the ftamp , covering entirely both fides of the piece and sometimes the IV . the edges too , was fuppofed to ascertain 38 OF THE ORIGIN AND USE OF MONEY .
... thofe metals with exactness gave occafion to the inftitution of coins , of which the ftamp , covering entirely both fides of the piece and sometimes the IV . the edges too , was fuppofed to ascertain 38 OF THE ORIGIN AND USE OF MONEY .
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... coins , therefore , were received by tale as at prefent , without the trouble of weighing . The denominations of thofe coins feem ori- ginally to have expreffed the weight or quantity of metal contained in them . In the time of Servius ...
... coins , therefore , were received by tale as at prefent , without the trouble of weighing . The denominations of thofe coins feem ori- ginally to have expreffed the weight or quantity of metal contained in them . In the time of Servius ...
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... coins . The Roman As , in the latter ages of the Republic , was reduced to the twenty - fourth part of its original value , and , inftead of weighing a pound , came to weigh only # 1 half IV . half an ounce . The English pound and 40 OF ...
... coins . The Roman As , in the latter ages of the Republic , was reduced to the twenty - fourth part of its original value , and , inftead of weighing a pound , came to weigh only # 1 half IV . half an ounce . The English pound and 40 OF ...
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... coin whatever they had borrowed in the old . Such operations , therefore , have always proved favour- able to the debtor , and ruinous to the creditor , and have fometimes produced a greater and more univerfal revolution in the fortunes ...
... coin whatever they had borrowed in the old . Such operations , therefore , have always proved favour- able to the debtor , and ruinous to the creditor , and have fometimes produced a greater and more univerfal revolution in the fortunes ...
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... coin of the fame denomination ; and , fecondly , to those which arife from the different values of equal quantities ... coins ; but they feldom have fancied that they had any to augment it . The quantity of metal contained in the coins ...
... coin of the fame denomination ; and , fecondly , to those which arife from the different values of equal quantities ... coins ; but they feldom have fancied that they had any to augment it . The quantity of metal contained in the coins ...
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