The foundations of history . two shillings and sixpence to £; Copper, one shilling and oneshilling and Autonomous—.^gina—Silver, two to seven shillings. Athens—Silver, two to twelve shillings. Corinth—Silver, two to five shillings. ** various cities—Copper, from threepence upward; gen- erally from one to two shillings each. 216 FIEST THIIS GS. of gold and silver. The Arundelian marbles tell us, thatPhido, the Argive, first struck silver coin in the island of^gina. How early coins were struck in these places is un-known : the date generally assigned to them is in the eighthc
The foundations of history . two shillings and sixpence to £; Copper, one shilling and oneshilling and Autonomous—.^gina—Silver, two to seven shillings. Athens—Silver, two to twelve shillings. Corinth—Silver, two to five shillings. ** various cities—Copper, from threepence upward; gen- erally from one to two shillings each. 216 FIEST THIIS GS. of gold and silver. The Arundelian marbles tell us, thatPhido, the Argive, first struck silver coin in the island of^gina. How early coins were struck in these places is un-known : the date generally assigned to them is in the eighthcentury before the Christian era. These coins yet exist inconsiderable numbers,and are easily procurable. They arestamped with the symbol of the state, and, as were the prim-itive coins, on one side only. {Plate, No. 1, Sardis, Lydia ;Plates, Nos. 2 and 4, iEgina.) An Ionian coin of the city of Miletus, now in the BritishMuseum, is considered to exhibit marks of more ancientfabric than any coin hitherto MILETUS. The Persian Darics, mentioned by Herodotus, are coins ofabout the same period. They are to be had both in goldand silver. (Plate, No. 3.) Greek Autonomous—50 various—preservation indifferent, one shilling and sixpence the —Ptolemy I.—Gold, £ to £ Silver, £ ; Copper, one shilling and sixpence. Roman Family Coins, Silver Denarii—two shillings and upwards; gener-ally about three shillings Imperial Coins, various Emperors—Gold, £ to £ Silver, from one shilling up- wards ; generally about three shillings Imperial Coins, various Emperors—Brass, from sixpence upwards. 20 various—^Brass, two shillings and sixpence the Imperial Coins—50 various, chiefly very poor—Brass, one shilling and sixpence the Coins—William the Conqueror—Silver Pennies, two shillings.** Henry II., Edwards I. and II.—Silver Pennies, one shil- ling and sixpence/ etc. FIRST M
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