Sentences with phrase «as ancient coins»

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The ancient world did not have paper money, but used coins as currency.

The ancient Greeks laid coins on the eyes of their dead as a toll for the ferryman of the underworld, guaranteeing their loved one safe passage.

This hound has been recorded on ancient Greek and Roman coins, and even said to have connections to the royal family, such as Prince Rupert of the Rhine in the 1600s.

Previously known as Uxwitza («Three Water Hill») to the ancient Maya, the current name of the site was coined in 1938 when the local British head archeologist dubbed it Caracol (Spanish for «Snail Shell») on account of the curving access road that leads to the site.

Recruit mercenaries willing to help you, in exchange for some coin of course, train their skills and abilities and take care of their mental and physical health as they venture deeper and deeper to defeat an ancient evil.

Covering everything from sculpture, antiquities from across the ancient world, fine and applied arts, manuscripts and coins, the Fitzwilliam, which celebrates its bicentenary in 2016, has been hailed as «the finest small museum in Europe».

Dating from roughly 6500 BCE to 600 CE, it features Greek art as well as and artifacts from Egypt, Nubia, the Middle East, Etruria, Ancient Rome, Cyprus, and Turkey, including sculpture, jewellery, sarcophagi, ornately wrapped mummies, weapons, coins, vases, carved gemstones, mosaic art, and musical instruments.

The exhibition also features a film, Liquid Assets, that Gersht created especially for this MFA exhibition, taking as his starting point an ancient Greek coin from the collection.

The new company's name, Aureus, comes from the name of the gold coins that served as the primary monetary unit in ancient Rome.