, 1876-05-13
MONEY.
Some Facts in Regard to Il,

csting:
Money was called pecunia by the Roman:
from the word recus, meaning flock, because o
their coinage WIS rude image OF L COW. Th
ancient modes OF coming money were impcrfec
and clumsy, and not till the seventh centur
was anything like the present system Of coinin,
adopted in England aud France.
There was Roman brass brass coin called as
which can now be found in the British Museum
which was in extensive circulation, especially il
| the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire
| about the time OF Augustus Cesar and his in
mediate SUCCESSORS. The weight OF the as va:
about 1000 grains, and its nominal value, wher
in circulation, was about Is mills Of ou,
money. Its usual weight was 4 pound
| OF Roman brass, but it gradually diminished un.
| til it weighed shout OUNCES; and the size OF
the other coins diminished as in value to the as,
All below tho as wese marked with globules to
denote the number OF ounces which thcy con.
tanned; the n,aeiu, OF ounce, bore similar g1ob-
ules to denote the number of qt1ddrdns it con-
tained; and the qucdrdns had Representatives
upon it to denote its value. The as contained
four qnQdraus. Thus, when in circulation. the
value Was easily made known to the people.
Excepting in the earlier time Of ROME, It bore
bead Of the two-faced Janus on one side, aud
the PROV Of ship On the other.
There Was u Grecinn coin called didroehfu1
equal in yalne to two desadri, or Is cents and
half the value Of the Hebrew x1eckal The
dldrdcA,na was the usual tribute paid by the
Jews into thu Temple, but it was unlawful to
deposit heather coins in the treasury, so they
were exchanged for Hebrew money; and thus
we perceive reason Why brokers, or money
changers, were SLOWED to do business il tic
Temple After Jerusalem was DESTROYED, the
Jews were obliged to pay the didraehnaa into tho
Capitol ut Rome, the same as they had pre-
yiously done in the Temple.
There WAS coin found on the Island of
Cossyra (now called Pantellaria), which belonged
to the Tyrians. It is made Of "copper" and is
about the size Of Il l0cent piece. It's date is
supposed TO be about & years B. c., and the
manship. The weight was about 2l4s1 grains.
1t displayed striking representation Of Mel-
kart, the Hercules Of the Phenicaus. Most Of
the Phenician coins bore the bead of either
Melkart or Astartc.
The Romsn coin called qnadrdns, in addition
to tho globules, bore an open hand. This was
common symbol on Roman coins. Sometimes
tue reverse would bear star, grains Of corn,
heads Of Hercules, etc. Tie Roman silver coin
called ae'ta1."s was originally equivalent to ten
This coin, under the Consular Government,
was the seventh part OF an ounce,
aud just. equal to the drochn.a- Those
sailed & Imperial were struck under
@iL 4uA HEac Tue c1HHlu al III CH1CE.
and equal to II cents Of our money. This is the |
Itn'ty OF Scripture, and was the usual prize paid
Tor days work in Judea- The Consular de7,a-
rus bore 2 head OF Rome on one side, aud < or !
:: 2 star, with a chariot and horses. Afterwards |
the busts Of deities were given, and, under the |
Emperors, the head Of Ctesars appeared
Some time ago, in moving some old wooden |
buildings in Charleston, S. c., there were two
curious coins found Ono was about the size OF |
: ha,i-doilas,-one s1dc having crowned head
nj and C,.F:o. T..f
and the other side 4 Hgnettc of compound coat
u farms, representing the three lions rampant |
y England, the thistle Of Scotland, the harp Of |
Green Erin, also defaced emblem which prob
a6ly deslsnated the Princcdom Of Wales OF the
Kingdom Of France, the quadrup'c crown, and
40ng the circular border, 1860 -Nag. Ir7tdi,, It
4i6. l1er." The other WAS originally dollar
rom the Spanish Mint, with figured work on its
1pper and lower faces, instead Of the present
teyees, and was clipped so as to form . catty-
ornered square with two angles, which were
lso clipped to form an irregular hexanon, It |
= gas 81 struck in 1;:s3 during tic reign Of !" Philip
z Hes3'an- ct Idiarun Rer.''
IN tue african shore, a shell called covry was
sed as money! as were cattle in ancient GREECE, |
eager-skins iu Canada, tobacco in Virginia,
'amguni by the Indians, and soap in Mexico.
tic Carthageuians used leather as money. The |
partans had coins made Of iron; aud Frederic
+ as money. Camden relates that he saw the |
[ollandcrs use pastcboard as money, in the pear
3i4- In 1850, John the Good, King OF France,
hen taken prisoner by the celebrated Black
rncc, issued leather with small silver nail in I
&c centre. Adam Smith said that there was a
liagc in Scotland where it was a common thing
n the working classes to carry nails, instead Of
oney, TO the baker~shops and alc-houses.
arco Polo found in China money made OF the
ner bark OF the mulberry-tree, bearing the
&c OF the sovereign on one side, which i vas
,ath to counterfeit Salt Is the common mon
u Abyssfufa, and Goldfish in iceland.
TIE money OK England has improved since
romwclrs reign. 1t WAS then made by an
ere Invented in France in 1854, and have boca
ed eYer since Tie mill rolls the metal ont |
pldly, while the screw, which contains tie
ecaanica & power, stamps it.
edt- Our common cent contains cishty-eieht
rts Of copper and twelve Of nickel. The cent
i first proposed by Robert Morris {thc great
ancier Of the Rcyolution) in 1ss7, aud named
jefferson two years later; but it was not
ued until 17y2. When first introduced, it
re the head Of Washington on ono side, and
atn Of thirty links on the other. The Amcri-
! eagle was first issued in 1893 The dollar,
d!;l',i, lGh IS the unit Of the United States. was
sa sanaliy ~ Ge9m9n ;tc coin. L derived its
rman dahlar, and the Danish ddler.
was first made in this country in the year
I: In tive Of Shal1speare's plays dollars are
nM5lonea, Msasn1e W fSs TemGcst Ter and "Measu5e
not TIL 1851 was tue scent silver Diece in, -.
aHced. c11 In April Of the year 179a, Congress
aol1shcd Mint in PHILADELPHIA
he Mint at Philadelphia Is one Of the most
1pfete and economical establishments Of it,
a. u It the world ard is an object Of great ~
BE process Of coming. The cabinet Of The "
1t contains many specimens worth studying. Sd
medallion memorials Of Washington number lee
), but there Is nut one that represents him in
.lc. The Mint possesses many autiuns Hi
imens. there being found The sell "
e. coins that the pious aucients she
ed between the lips Of their dead. A..
par old Charon fur their ferriase ,sh. u9s
the StU. Here also will be found faces Of va
IS and captains, from Alexander the Great She
facedOn to those Of our own dny. 4
le earliest coinage in America is said to hare An,
for the Virginia Company, in the yca1 1G1n -
he Somers Islands, nov called Bcrmudas. @ @sss1
coin vas Of brass, With "hogge on one and and
in memoriam Of the abundance Of horges Ses, Ses
b were found On their landing" Tobacco = =