Previous to the minting of the gold florin of Florence there is no trace of any independent minting of gold coins on a commercial scale by any state of mediaeval central Europe.
With free coinage in these conditions no gold coins would be minted and all the money of the United States would be reduced in value to the sole silver standard, and gold would be hoarded and exported.
No silver or gold coins could be had, and the purchasing power of notes varied with the success or defeat of our armies in the field.
The most remarkable finds made here have been the Corbridge lion in stone, which now enjoys an European reputation, and two hoards of gold coins, now in the British Museum.
Again, much later, in 1908, there was recovered a hoard of gold coins, wrapped in leadfoil, and thrust into the chink of a wall by a fugitive who was fated never to return and recover his treasure.
Then showing him the Ashrafi he cried, "Thousands of gold coins such as these thou hast put by; and meanwhile my wife found this one stuck to the cup of the scales.
I will not sell it for aught less than an hundred thousand[FN#285] gold coins; and thou mayest take it at that price but only because thou art neighbour to us.
In the midst of these pebbles rolled coins of the same colour, gold coins.
Beneath these lay quite a little hoard of gold coins, of which she seized a generous handful, making them clink in the hollow of her hand.
He gave the castle and the treasures in it to the fairies, himself taking only his saddlebags full of gold coins.
Here is another handful of gold coins," said the lad; "go to the market place and buy a suit of costly garments.
If you save our heads," said the noblemen, "every one of us will give you a handful of gold coins.
The farmer stopped, and opening the mouth of the jug saw that it was full of gold coins.
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