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51I Ching divination — Among the many forms of divination is a bibliomancy method using the I Ching (易經) or Book of Changes. The book is structured as 32 pairs of hexagrams, divided in half after the first 30. The text was a subject for civil service exams in Imperial… …
52Stamp vending machine — A stamp vending machine (SVM) is a mechanical, electrical or electro mechanical device which can be used to automatically vend postage stamps to users in exchange for a pre determined amount of money, normally in coin. Most SVMs were positioned… …
53Coinage — Constantine I (q.v.) introduced the gold nomisma (Latin solidus) at 72 nomismata per pound of gold. The nomisma was used primarily by the state to pay its soldiers and bureaucrats, and in its relations with other states. Beyond that it served… …
54Billiard ball — Cueball redirects here. For the video game, see Jimmy White s 2: Cueball. Cue balls from (left to right): Russian pool and kaisa 68 mm (2 11⁄16 …
55Glossary of curling — This is a glossary of terms in curling. Contents: Top · 0–9 · A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z #s …
56Tea brick — Block tea redirects here. For the encryption algorithm, see Block TEA. A compressed brick of pu erh tea . Individual leaves can be seen on the surface of the brick. Tea bricks (traditional Chinese: 磚茶; simplified Chinese …
57Niue dollar — Dollar ISO 4217 code none User(s)  Niue Pegged by …
58Denarius — The English silver penny, hence the abbreviation d and the coin most common circulation. The Roman penny. Hence the abbreviation d for the English silver penny which for many centuries was the most common the coin in circulation. Although… …
59Archetype — Ar che*type ([aum]r k[ e]*t[imac]p), n. [L. archetypum, Gr. arche typon, fr. arche typos stamped first and as model; arche = archi + ty pos stamp, figure, pattern, ty ptein to strike: cf. F. arch[ e]type. See {Arch }, pref.] 1. The original… …
60Roman Republican coinage — Coinage came late to the Roman Republic compared with the rest of the Mediterranean, especially Greece and Asia Minor where coins were invented in the 7th century BC. The currency of central Italy was influenced by its natural resources, with… …
