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mathematics_n and_o mathematician_n 166._o 279_o 281_o 320._o maximilian_n emperor_n receive_v pay_v under_o henry_n viii_o 87._o mechanic_n 162._o mechanical_a invention_n 280_o 281_o etc._n etc._n natural_a to_o the_o german_n why_o 320._o medal_n 8_o 10._o name_v neglect_v 10_o 13._o antiquity_n 43_o 248._o erudition_n and_o great_a use_n 49_o 69._o in_o history_n chronology_n etc._n etc._n by_o learned_a person_n cultivate_v 3_o 8_o 13_o 15_o 17._o the_o most_o authentic_a record_n 243_o 248._o monument_n survive_v all_o accident_n and_o revolution_n 2_o 3_o 71_o 83_o 168_o 243_o 248._o acquaint_v we_o with_o the_o most_o signal_n person_n family_n action_n and_o exploit_n war_n victory_n triumph_n country_n colony_n city_n temple_n deity_n religion_n law_n government_n king_n consul_n emperor_n and_o other_o magistrate_n etc._n etc._n 40_o 48_o ad_fw-la 198._o vid._n reverse_v medal_n relate_v to_o several_a nation_n 18_o 19_o 20_o 21_o 23_o 210._o on_o what_o occasion_n scatter_v 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jacob._n d._n of_o york_n 144._o med._n on_o the_o
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cotton_n fruit_n etc._n etc._n in_o comparison_n of_o which_o achate_n and_o jeate_v which_o have_v be_v also_o use_v for_o money_n bear_v some_o intrinsic_n worth_n mention_n be_v likewise_o make_v of_o shell_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pebble_n i_o rather_o think_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o aenei_fw-la calculi_fw-la serve_v for_o lot_n nay_o bone_n of_o human_a skull_n which_o if_o of_o a_o enemy_n slay_v in_o war_n be_v of_o great_a value_n among_o some_o barbarous_a people_n and_o other_o bone_n be_v traffic_n at_o this_o day_n among_o the_o rude_a american_n but_o of_o what_o animal_n we_o be_v not_o tell_v only_o that_o it_o be_v yet_o so_o great_a a_o secret_a with_o they_o that_o the_o most_o industrious_a nation_n barter_v with_o they_o have_v not_o hitherto_o be_v able_a to_o impose_v upon_o they_o by_o any_o thing_n they_o have_v endeavour_v to_o counterfeit_n it_o by_v in_o short_a these_o base_a and_o inferior_a material_n be_v among_o the_o civilise_a 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corrupt_v almost_o ever_o since_o richard_n the_o first_o and_o the_o standard_n establish_v by_o k._n edward_n the_o first_o who_o make_v this_o reformation_n so_o great_a and_o shine_a a_o part_n of_o her_o royal_a care_n though_o something_o have_v be_v do_v in_o it_o before_o by_o the_o german_a weight_n german_a bring_v hither_o for_o their_o skill_n and_o art_n in_o refine_v and_o coin_v and_o the_o name_n sterling_n from_o the_o east_n or_o a_o star_n usual_o mark_v on_o the_o money_n other_o say_v from_o the_o saxon_a word_n signify_v a_o weight_n esterling_n about_o the_o reign_n of_o our_o second_o henry_n above_o five_o hundred_o year_n since_o but_o however_o money_n and_o medal_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n be_v ever_o have_v in_o high_a estimation_n for_o the_o matter_n as_o have_v those_o transcendent_a and_o essential_a convenience_n metallum_n pondus_fw-la &_o figura_fw-la those_o of_o copper_n have_v no_o less_o be_v seek_v after_o for_o their_o egregious_a form_n antiquity_n and_o that_o common_o they_o bear_v the_o figure_n and_o reverse_v so_o accurate_o as_o not_o seldom_o to_o dispute_v it_o with_o the_o rich_a ore_n indeed_o whatever_o we_o find_v in_o either_o of_o those_o precious_a metal_n be_v also_o find_v in_o copper_n but_o not_o vice_n versâ_fw-la all_o be_v not_o to_o be_v meet_v with_o in_o gold_n and_o silver_n which_o be_v often_o find_v in_o brass_n and_o copper_n as_o for_o those_o other_o material_n mention_v whatever_o cogent_a necessity_n may_v sometime_o introduce_v ancient_a moneyer_n own_o but_o those_o three_o authentic_a metal_n usual_o mark_v by_o the_o triumvir_n a._n a._n a._n f._n f._n auro_fw-la argento_n aere_fw-la flando_fw-la feriundo_fw-la etc._n etc._n medal_n than_o à _fw-la metallis_fw-la for_o we_o allow_v the_o name_n in_o this_o follow_a discourse_n to_o no_o other_o material_a distinguish_v as_o we_o shall_v show_v from_o current_a money_n and_o coin_n by_o several_a other_o characteristic_o and_o circumstance_n relate_v to_o the_o workmanship_n variety_n of_o subject_a and_o erudition_n not_o frequent_a or_o of_o any_o notable_a use_v in_o common_a money_n head_n and_o effigy_n only_o except_v have_v thus_o dispatch_v the_o matter_n we_o come_v next_o to_o the_o time_n when_o the_o several_a metal_n come_v into_o use_n and_o i_o be_o incline_v to_o think_v that_o the_o hard_a and_o more_o vulgar_a iron_n and_o copper_n as_o most_o useful_a for_o the_o field_n abroad_o and_o house_n within-door_n may_v be_v of_o the_o elder_a date_n there_o be_v no_o question_n yet_o of_o the_o antiquity_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n next_o to_o those_o the_o difficulty_n be_v when_o first_o they_o begin_v to_o coin_n either_o to_o our_o purpose_n of_o medal_n etc._n etc._n homer_n say_v the_o ancient_a achivi_fw-la use_v no_o money_n stamp_v but_o a_o rude_a mass_n of_o iron_n and_o copper_n which_o they_o barter_v as_o the_o wild_a indian_n now_o do_v for_o bauble_n knife_n glass-bead_n and_o as_o of_o old_a the_o scythae_n seres_n sarmats_z the_o lusitani_n lacedaemonian_n bizantine_n and_o other_o and_o for_o aught_o i_o find_v ae_z grave_a in_o the_o lump_n and_o bullion_n itself_o as_o many_o age_n after_o they_o pay_v sum_n in_o france_n by_o lingat_fw-la as_o well_o as_o in_o coin_n to_o the_o time_n of_o philip_n the_o fair_a continue_v without_o any_o elegant_a form_n or_o impression_n till_o servius_n caepio_n and_o cn._n sempronius_n be_v consul_n or_o as_o other_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o building_n of_o rome_n to_o the_o time_n of_o king_n pyrrhus_n before_o they_o set_v any_o mark_n or_o stamp_v upon_o silver_n and_o their_o copper_n at_o first_o be_v flat_a without_o any_o sculpture_n at_o all_o until_o servius_n tullius_n i_o speak_v of_o the_o roman_n make_v on_o ox_n or_o sheep_n or_o some_o such_o animal_n be_v coin_v on_o the_o reverse_n but_o still_o as_o we_o say_v the_o matter_n be_v only_o copper_n whence_o the_o
happy_o desire_v a_o account_n of_o such_o as_o follow_v and_o that_o there_o be_v any_o sort_n of_o civility_n or_o tolerable_a art_n remain_v i_o shall_v recite_v they_o down_o to_o heraclius_n which_o happen_v to_o be_v about_o the_o second_o century_n from_o valens_n the_o seventy_o three_o emperor_n about_o the_o year_n 364_o after_o the_o incarnation_n 73._o d._n n._n valens_n max._n aug._n a_o common_a medal_n reign_v 14_o year_n live_v 50._o die_v 373._o in_o phrygia_n albia_n dominica_n aug._n very_o rare_a d._n n._n procopius_n p._n f._n aug._n r._n r._n reign_v 1._o 74._o d._n n._n f._n gratianus_n p._n f._n aug._n comm._fw-la regnavit_fw-la 15._o vixit_fw-la 29._o mort._n 390._o fl._n max._n constantia_n r._n r._n d._n n._n firmus_n p._n f._n aug._n r._n r._n a._n y._n t._n kaic_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d euc._n ceb_n k._n 75._o d._n n._n flau._n valentinianus_n junior_a p._n fel._n aug._n c._n reg._n 16._o vix_fw-la 26._o mor._n 391._o d._n n._n madge_n maximus_n p._n fel_n aug._n com._n mort._n in_o gal._n 388._o d._n n._n f._n l._n victor_n p._n f._n aug._n rare_a mort._n in_o gallia_n 388._o 76._o d._n n._n f._n l._n theodosius_fw-la p._n f._n aug._n com._n reg._n 17._o vix_fw-la 60._o mor._n 392._o aelia_n flaccilla_n aug._n r._n galla_n placidia_n pia_fw-la fellix_fw-la aug._n r._n d._n n._n eugenius_n p._n f._n augâ—_n r._n in_o gal._n ger._n r._n i._o m._n 39_o 77._o d._n n._n fla._n arcadius_n p._n f._n aug._n c._n reg._n 13._o vi._n 31._o mor._n 405._o aelin_n eudoxia_n aug._n r._n r._n 78._o cent_z v._o d._n n._n honorius_n p._n f._n aug._n com._n r._n 31._o v._o 38._o m._n 421._o 79._o d._n n._n flau._n theodosius_fw-la p._n fel._n aug._n r._n imp._n xxxii_o cos._n xvii_o p._n p._n rom._n reg._n 48._o vixit_fw-la 48._o mort._n 449._o eudoxia_n aug._n rare_a p._n priscus_n attalus_n p._n f._n aug._n rare_a d._n n._n jovinus_n p._n f._n aug._n rare_a d._n n._n heraclianus_n p._n f._n r._n r._n d._n n._n petronius_n p._n fel._n aug._n r._n r._n d._n n._n jovinianus_n p._n f._n aug._n r._n r._n d._n n._n joannes_n p._n f._n aug._n r._n r._n in_o ital._n 80._o d._n n._n plac_n valentinianus_n p._n f._n aug._n r._n r._n mort._n 432._o eudoxia_n aug._n r._n 81._o d._n n._n marcianus_n r._n r._n r._n 6._o v._o m._n 455._o fl._n pulcheria_n aug._n r._n d._n n._n fl._n anicius_n maximus_n r._n r._n r._n i._n v._o m._n 454._o 82._o d._n n._n fl._n maecilius_n avitus_n r._n r._n r._n v._n m._n 444._o 83._o d._n n._n fl._n val._n leo._n p._n f._n aug._n com._n r._n 18._o v_o m._n 474._o fl._n jul._n verina_n aug._n r._n r._n 84._o d._n n._n fl._n leo_n jun_n r._n r._n r._n 13._o v._o m._n 474._o 85._o d._n n._n jul._n maiorinus_n rr._n r._n 4._o v._o m._n 460._o 86._o d._n n._n lib_n severus_n p._n f._n aug._n r._n r._n r._n five_o m._n 465._o 87._o d._n n._n fl._n anthemius_n r._n r._n r._n 6._o five_o m._n 467._o fl._n marcia_n augusta_n r._n r._n 88_o d._n n._n ricimer_n we_o fl._n aug._n r._n r._n 89._o d._n n._n fl._n anic_n olubrius_n r._n r._n mor._n 491._o fl._n placidia_n augusta_n r._n r._n 90._o d._n n._n glycerius_n per._n p._n f._n r._n r._n r_o five_o mor._n 472._o 91._o d._n n._n leo._n jun_n p._n fel._n aug._n r._n r._n 1._o 92._o d._n n._n fel._n zeno_n p._n fel._n aug._n r._n r._n v_o 490._o 93._o d._n n._n fl._n jul._n nepos_n p._n fel._n aug._n r._n aliquot_fw-la menses_fw-la 94._o d._n n._n fl._n basiliscus_n r._n r._n n._n 3._o abdicat_fw-la 477._o 95._o d._n n._n fl._n liontius_n r._n sub_fw-la zeno._n 96._o d._n n._n fl._n mommillus_n augustus_n r._n r._n 476._o 97._o d._n n._n fl._n valerius_n anastasius_n p._n fel._n perpetuus_n aug._n com._n r._n 29._o v._o m._n 517._o d._n n._n fl._n longinus_n p._n fel._n perpetnus_fw-la golzii_fw-la r._n r._n d._n n._n fl._n vitalianus_n perp._n golzii_fw-la 98._o d._n n._n justinus_n p._n f._n aug._n flavius_n anicius_n perpet_n com._n r._n 9_o v._o m._n 526._o fl._n euphemia_n augusta_n r._n 99_o d._n n._n justinianus_n aug._n fl._n amio._n perpet_n pius_fw-la fellix_fw-la com._n fl._n theodora_n â—aug_fw-mi r._n r._n 100_o d._n n._n justinus_n perpet_n p._n fel._n aug._n c._n r._n 13._o v_o m._n 578._o fl._n sophia_n aug._n r._n r._n 101._o d._n n._n tiberius_n constantinus_n perp._n p._n fel._n aug._n c._n r._n 7._o v_o m._n 592._o fl._n anastasia_n aug._n 102._o d._n n._n flau._n mauritius_n tiberius_n perpet_n aug._n r._n r._n 20._o v._o 65._o m._n 602._o 103._o d._n n._n fl._n theodosius_n perpet_n p._n aug._n r._n m._n 602._o secul_fw-la vii_o 104._o d._n n._n fl._n focas_n aug._n r._n r_o five_o mort._n 610._o leontia_n aug._n r._n 105._o d._n n._n heraclius_n r._n p._n 33._o v_o 640._o hic_fw-la terminus_n esto_fw-la for_o after_o this_o there_o be_v little_a worth_n collect_v or_o at_o least_o very_o rare_o though_o now_o and_o then_o and_o by_o chance_n one_o may_v peradventure_o light_v upon_o something_o which_o may_v serve_v to_o explain_v and_o fill_v up_o some_o part_n of_o late_a history_n in_o those_o dark_a age_n ensue_v which_o will_v best_o be_v discover_v by_o the_o fabric_n of_o the_o medal_n and_o now_o i_o have_v but_o a_o word_n to_o add_v before_o i_o come_v to_o finis_fw-la and_o it_o be_v the_o earnest_a recommend_v to_o such_o person_n as_o be_v possessor_n of_o medal_n intaglias_o inscription_n statue_n and_o other_o rare_a and_o curious_a antiquity_n collection_n and_o peculiar_a treasure_n of_o prince_n and_o great_a man_n such_o as_o be_v king_n charles_n the_o first_o the_o illustrious_a earl_n of_o arundel_n and_o the_o rest_n we_o have_v name_v the_o entertain_v of_o some_o learned_a and_o know_a person_n who_o with_o the_o library_n may_v have_v the_o charge_n and_o keep_v of_o their_o cabinet_n nummi_fw-la phylacia_fw-la and_o curiosity_n of_o this_o nature_n and_o be_v qualify_v to_o discourse_n pertinent_o upon_o as_o well_o as_o show_v they_o to_o learned_a stranger_n and_o other_o who_o the_o fame_n of_o such_o rarity_n may_v invite_v with_o a_o decency_n 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