debasement of coinage
41Rice broker — Nihonbashi bridge in Edo,Rice brokers. 36 Views of Mount Fuji Hokusai …
42Byzantium under the Komnenoi — Infobox Former Country native name = Βασιλεία Ῥωμαίων conventional long name = Byzantine Empire common name = Byzantium year start = 1081 year end = 1185 date start = 4 April date end = 31 August event start = Coronation of Alexios I event end =… …
43Ottoman Empire — a former Turkish empire that was founded about 1300 by Osman and reached its greatest territorial extent under Suleiman in the 16th century; collapsed after World War I. Cap.: Constantinople. Also called Turkish Empire. * * * Former empire… …
44money — n Money, cash, currency, legal tender, specie, coin, coinage are comparable when they mean pieces of stamped metal or their equivalents issued by a government, or by an authority recognized by the government, to serve as a medium of exchange in… …
45Enclosure — For other uses, see Enclosure (disambiguation). Enclosure or inclosure is the process which ends traditional rights such as mowing meadows for hay, or grazing livestock on common land. Once enclosed, these uses of the land become restricted to… …
46Chronologie de l'histoire des banques en Europe — La chronologie de l histoire des banques en Europe montre une évolution progressive du système de banques familiales privées assurant des opérations de change ou de marché, vers de grandes banques mieux capitalisées assurant des activités plus… …
47debase — de|base [dıˈbeıs] v [T] formal to make someone or something lose its value or people s respect ▪ The medical profession has been debased by these revelations. debase yourself ▪ actors who debased themselves by participating in the show debase a… …
48Nikephoros II — Phokas or Nicephorus II Phocas ( el. polytonic|Νικηφόρος Β΄ Φωκᾶς, Nikēphoros II Phōkas ), (c. 912 ndash;969), was a Byzantine Emperor of Armenian descent (963 969) whose brilliant military exploits contributed to the resurgence of Byzantine… …
49John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland — For other people named John Dudley, see John Dudley (disambiguation). John Dudley Born 1504 London …
50Aureus — The aureus (pl. aurei) was a gold coin of ancient Rome valued at 25 silver denarii. The aureus was regularly issued from the 1st century BC to the beginning of the 4th century AD, when it was replaced by the solidus. The aureus is approximately… …
