The History and Antiquities of the Tower of London With Memoirs of Royal and Distinguished Persons, Deduced From Records, State-Papers, and Manuscripts, and From Other Original and Authentic Sources (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The History and Antiquities of the Tower of London: With Memoirs of Royal and Distinguished Persons, Deduced From Records, State-Papers, and Manuscripts, and From Other Original and Authentic Sources Dr. Milles considered it in some degree questionable, whether Honorius was here meant for an officer in the mint where this piece of metal was refined and stamped, or whether it applied to the emperor of that name: many reasons, however, induce us to adopt the latter signification the form of the letters and the style of the mark unite in giving it antiquity coeval with Honorius's reign, and the peculiar circumstance of its being found with the three gold coins above mentioned, one of which was of that emperor, satisfactorily identifies it with his person. We may therefore conclude, that the impression was made with the stamp of the imperial mint, as soon as the metal had been assayed; and was intended to certify its standard purity and weight; and also, perhaps, to give it currency. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.