Sentence examples for light coinage from inspiring English sources

Jaenberht's coins all belong to the light coinage, rather than the later medium coinage.

This light coinage (in contrast to the heavier coins minted later in Offa's reign) can probably be dated to the late 760s and early 770s.

Because of the value attached to them as light articles of trade and as substitutes for coinage, beads yield valuable information about ancient trade and cultural patterns.

His Old Testament coinages range from "let there be light" and "let my people go" to "am I my brother's keeper?", "a man after his own heart" and "the fat of the land".

Since commandery-issued coins were often of inferior quality and lighter weight, the central government closed commandery mints and monopolized the issue of coinage in 113 BC.

After this reference to Dr. Victor Frankenstein, who created the monster in Ms. Shelley's 1818 novel, the academic letter writer shot a bolt of juice into the lifeless coinage dodge with "If they want to sell us Frankenfood, perhaps it's time to gather the villagers, light some torches and head to the castle".

The stylebook discourages this coinage.

In 269 true coinage appeared.

(Even decimal coinage happened eventually).

Coinage was discontinued in 1935.

This coinage became gradually debased.