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	Quincunx - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The quincunx is named after the Roman coin of the same name, which was marked with a quincunx of dots.
		A quincunx is a standard pattern for planting an orchard, especially in France.
		In astrology (and less commonly in astronomy), a quincunx is an angle of five-twelfths of a circle, or 150°, between two objects (the Sun, Moon or planets).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Quincunx (332 words)

	Quincunx - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Quincunx expresses the arrangement of five units in the pattern corresponding to the five-spot on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
		A quincunx was the standard tactical formation for elements of a Roman legion.
		Quincunxes are used in modern computer graphics as a sampling pattern for astochastic anti-aliasing.
	www.encyclopedia-online.info /Quincunx (188 words)

	Quincunx: Encyclopedia topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A quincunx was the standard tactical formation for elements of a Roman legion (Roman legion: A division of from 3000 to 6000 men (including cavalry) in the Roman army).
		Quincunxes are used in modern computer graphics (computer graphics: The pictorial representation and manipulation of data by a computer) as a sampling (sampling: (statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study) pattern for astochastic anti-aliasing (anti-aliasing: in digital signal processing, anti-aliasing is the technique of minimizing aliasing...
		The Quincunx (ISBN 0345371135) is also a lengthy and elaborate novel by Charles Palliser (Charles Palliser: charles palliser (born 1947) is an american-born, united kingdombritish-based novelis...
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/quincunx (414 words)

	Coin Case (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		For alternative meaning see word coinage.'' coin]] A coin is generally a piece of hard material, generally metal and usually in the shape of a disc, which is used as a form of money.
		Coins are used for lower-valued units, and banknotes are used for the higher values.
		This means that the value of the coin is decreed by government fiat rather than agreed by the people, which really makes it less a coin and more a token in the strictest sense.
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	Encyclopedia: Roman currency (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The dupondius (Latin two-pounder) was a bronze coin used during the Roman Empire and Roman Republic valued at 2 asses (1/2 of a sestertius or 1/8 of a denarius).
		During the third century AD, the denarius was replaced by the double denarius, sometimes known as the antoninianus or radiate, which was then itself replaced during the monetary reform of Diocletian which created denominations such as the argenteus (silver) and the follis (silvered bronze).
		The silver coin that became the backbone of Roman economy, the denarius, was first struck in 211 BC; valued at originally at 10 asses, it was retariffed in 140 BC to 16 asses (to reflect the diminished size of the as).
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Roman-currency (673 words)

	People of the Monolith
		Corwin discovered Vanity was running Quincunx along sweatshop principles: her employees were being forced to work extremely long hours for inadequate remuneration, and the burn-out rate among them was quite high.
		Quincunx, though normally an interior design company, was feverishly busy over a contract to design a golf course as well as the club house.
		Quincunx were handling the design, the O'Farrell Brothers were doing the actual landscaping, and the owner of the prospective club was Russell Lancaster, the owner of a string of sporting goods shops.
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	The Garden of Cyrus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Garden of Cyrus or The Quincuniall, or Lozenge, or Network Plantations of the Ancients, naturally, artificially, mystically considered by Sir Thomas Browne was first published along with its diptytch companion of stoical moralising and funereal gloom, Urn-Burial in 1658.
		The Garden of Cyrus is Browne's mystical vision of the interconnection of art, nature and the Universe via the symbols of the number five, quincunx pattern, lozenge shape, figure X and reticulated Network.
		After exploring Art and Nature for evidence of the Quincunx pattern chapters four and five delve into esoteric topics such as the healing properties of music, astrology and physiognomy, Sir Thomas revealing himself to be well-versed in the Cabbala.
	bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/t/th/the_garden_of_cyrus.html (1329 words)

	Read about Quincunx at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Quincunx and learn about Quincunx here! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A quincunx is the arrangement of five units in the pattern corresponding to the five-spot on
		The Garden of Cyrus (1658) on the quincunx pattern.
		astronomy), a quincunx is an angle of five-twelfths of a circle, or 150°, between two objects (the
	encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Quincunx (205 words)

	QUINCUNX (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Sir Thomas Browne moulds his mystical discourse The Garden of Cyrus on the quincunx pattern.
		The power of the Pythagorean mysteries is based upon a mystical understanding of the mathematical order of the Universe which could be summed up in visual representation of such numbers as the Tetraktys and the Quincunx.
		It is licensed under the GNU free documentation license.
	www.yotor.org /wiki/en/qu/Quincunx.htm (169 words)

	Ancient Greek Coins of Miletus (Miletos, Ionia, Anatolia, Turkey)
		The electrum lion coins of the kings of Lydia — Considered by some to be the first true coins, these archaic electrum pieces were issued by the early Lydian kings—probably Alyattes or Sadyattes—about 600 BC, several decades before the reign of the famous Lydian king Croesus.
		The early electrum lion coins of Miletus — The first series of coins that is attributable to Miletus with certainty is a well-known group of sixth-century electrum issues that include full staters as well as thirds, sixths, twelfths, and twenty-fourths.
		Provincial bronze coins were struck at Miletus by a number of Roman emperors, including this type which features an obverse portrait of the emperor Nero and a reverse image of the Milesian cult statue of Apollo Didymaeus.
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	Uncertain Silver Coinage of Asia Minor (Ancient Coins of Miletos)
		The coin has a slight yellowish tinge (not well captured in the photograph) which suggests that it is electrum rather than silver, although this is not certain.
		This peninsula was colonized from Miletus in the eighth and seventh centuries BC, and later when the region began to mint coins it adopted a version of the regardant lion type of its mother city.
		The flan is flatter and thinner than is usual for the early Milesian silver issues, and the obverse lion’s head appears to be just a head and not a complete protome as is usual in the Milesian fractions.
	rjohara.net /coins/uncertain (631 words)

	Quincunx (coin) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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		Coin Organizer Deluxe Coin Organizer Deluxe is a complete program that allows coin collectors, hobbyists, dealers, and clubs to organize, catalog, and manage their coin collections on their PCs.
		Scan Coin, Inc. National provider of coin sorters, coin counters, paper currency counters, coin deposit machines, counterfeit currency/document detection machines, coin/token packaging systems, and supplies.
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	Encyclopedia: Quincunx (coin) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		word coinage CoÃn (a town in Malaga province in Spain) 25Â¢ Canadian coin A coin is usually a piece of hard material, generally metal and usually in the shape of a disc, which is issued by a government to be used as a form of money.
		The main Roman currency during most of the Roman Republic and the western half of the Roman Empire consisted of coins including: the aureus (gold), the denarius (silver), the sestertius (bronze), the dupondius (bronze), and the as (copper).
		Quincunxes are used in modern computer graphics as a sampling pattern for astochastic
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Quincunx-%28coin%29 (534 words)

	Ancient coins of Lucania
		The fabric of the coins of this second class is thick and compact, and the types are in relief on both sides.
		The coins of Paestum, as the barbarous Lucanians desig- nated the ancient and wealthy Greek city that had fallen into their hands, are all of a late period.
		The head of Athena on these coins is probably that of Athena Skyletria, a sea-goddess whose worship appears to have prevailed at the town of Skylletion (of which, however, we have no coins) as well as on the rocky Iapygian promontory, [1] at Heraclea, and perhaps at other dangerous points on the Bruttian coasts.
	www.snible.org /coins/hn/lucania.html (4802 words)

	The Coinage of Malta pre Knights of Malta
		The Maltese coins of that period were all circular and struck in bronze, the only metal the Roman authorities permitted to be coined in the Sicilian municipia.
		Over the years, the Maltese coins of the Roman period appear to point to rising costs and standards of living in the last two centuries B.C. In fact, whereas initially the smaller denominations were minted, these subsequently gave way to coins of higher denomination.
		The authority of minting gold and silver coins was vested in the Emperor while the Senate had the privilege of minting "Aes" coinage (copper, bronze and brass) which therefore was marked S C (Senatus Consulto).
	coins.mos.net.au /preKoM.htm (2420 words)

	Ancient coins of Apulia
		On the equivalent in bronze of the Tarentine coin of 22 grs.
		The coins which belong certainly to Ausculum bear inscriptions, ΑΥ├ΥΣΚΛΙ, andc., which show that the original form of the name was Ausculum, not Asculum.
		Its coins are of bronze, without marks of value, and belong apparently to the latter part of the third century.
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	Chapter Quidditative <i>to</i> Quinicine of Q by Webster's Dictionary (1913 Edition)
		coin, cooin, F. coing, from L. Cydonius a quince tree, as adj., Cydonian, Gr.
		The quincunx was marked by five small spots or balls.
		An arrangement of things by fives in a square or a rectangle, one being placed at each corner and one in the middle; especially, such an arrangement of trees repeated indefinitely, so as to form a regular group with rows running in various directions.
	www.bibliomania.com /2/3/257/1208/23786/5.html (320 words)

	Quincunx (coin) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The quincunx was an Ancient Roman bronze coin produced during the Roman Republic.
		quincunx comes from Latin "quinque," which means "five" and "uncia" which means "one twelth" because the coin was valued at five-twelfths of an as (a libra or 5 unciae).
		The ancient Romans used a patterns of five dots arranged like the points of a dice.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Quincunx_(coin) (133 words)

	As (coin) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The United States $1 Coin Act of 1997 authorized the new dollar coin [] to replace the Susan B. Anthony dollar coin*, which began production in 1979.
		Even though the Anthony coin was never widely circulated, it became clear by 1997 that the government...
		The cyclical nature of the U.S. rare- coin market is another point for collectors to consider.
	hallencyclopedia.com /As_(coin) (500 words)

	Quincunx - Bvio (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		For the Roman coin denomination, see quincunx (coin).'' '''Quincunx''' expresses the arrangement of five units in the pattern corresponding to the five-spot on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
		A quincunx looks like this: :Image:Quincunx.png The quincunx pattern originates from Pythagorean mathematical mysticism.
		::: - Robert Graves, ''The White Goddess'' A quincunx was the standard tactical formation for elements of a Roman legion.
	bvio.ngic.re.kr /Bvio/index.php/Quincunx (184 words)

	The Importance of Numbers in Spells
		To the Pythagoreans Five represented the color and variety which nature gives to three-dimensional space, and which are apprehended by the five senses, technically called 'the wood' - a quincunx of five trees; this colored various world was held to be formed by five elements - earth, air, water, fire and the quintessence or soul.
		This pattern was used by the Early Olmec (pre-Columbian Indians) to delineate, in shorthand notation, a map for sacred space.
		Alchemist Sir Thomas Browne (1605-1682) identified the Quincunx pattern as none other than 'a symbol of the quinta essentia which is identical with the Philosopher's Stone.
	www.neworleansmistic.com /spells/primer/numbersinspells.htm (2097 words)

	Weird Words: Quincunx
		The Romans used quincunx as a symbol or marker for five-twelfths of an as, the latter being a Roman copper coin which at one time weighed twelve ounces (which could be classed as an item of small change only if you are halfway to being a giant).
		The king is credited with having been the first to plant trees in a quincunx, though Browne claimed to have discovered that it also appeared in the hanging gardens of Babylon.
		At about the same period, quincunx began to be used in astrology to refer to an aspect of planets that are five signs of the zodiac apart (out of the twelve).
	www.worldwidewords.org /weirdwords/ww-qui2.htm (338 words)

	Quincunx (coin) - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Quincunx (coin) - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The ancient Romans used a patterns of five dots arranged like the points of a dice.It was only produced during the Second Punic War (218 to 204 BC).
		This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Quincunx (coin) contains research on
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Quincunx_%28coin%29 (134 words)

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		You can set the number of coins and the probability of heads by using the sliders on the applet, and see a histogram representing the results as well.
		Coin and Die (UAH) Toss a coin, then roll a die.
		Despite the fact that both the die and the coin are fair by default, the initial distribution is skewed.
	www.pitt.edu /~upjecon/MCG/STAT/Applets.html (781 words)

	Silver Eye-Swirl/Quincunx Fractions (Ancient Coins of Miletos)
		Their mint is uncertain, but the only specimens known are Lydo-Milesian-standard ninety-sixth staters, and so they belong to the general region of Miletus.
		What is particularly interesting is the five-dot reverse, which bears a strong resemblance to the quincuncial reverse common to the electrum staters, thirds, sixths, and twelfths that have been assigned to Miletus with some confidence.
		While some authors have suggested Erythrae as a possible mint for these coins because of the similarity of the obverse to some later Erythraean rosette designs, I provisionally assign these coins to Miletus on the basis of the quincuncial reverse.
	rjohara.net /coins/eye-swirl-quincunx (621 words)

	Quincunx - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		This page was last modified 22:56, 1 November 2005.
		This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Quincunx contains research on
		Quincunx, Books, Elementary geometry, Astrological factors and Dot patterns.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Quincunx (325 words)

	Romano
		Following the Roman conquest, the Maltese Islands were allowed to strike Municipal coins as from the last decade of the 3rd century B.C., during Malta’s early years as part of the Sicilian province.
		The earliest minted coins must have been in about 212 B.C. when Sicily came under the Roman rule and Malta was incorporated in the Sicilian province.
		Eleven coin types were struck between the 3rd Century B.C. and the 1st Century B.C. Towards the mid 1st Century B.C. Gozo was allowed to mint a type coin of its own, when Gozo enjoyed municipal independence from Malta.
	www.emmsaid.com /romano-maltese.htm (314 words)

	Ancient Greek Coins (181-238)
		Decent F/VF, a nice example of this coin, possibly struck in Jerusalem, during the lifetime of Jesus.
		As the actual Temple Tax was a half shekel per adult male, this was the coin used to pay the tax for one person.
		Coins of Aretas IV with crossed cornucopias are relatively common, this type with parallel cornucopias is rare.
	www.rosenblumcoins.com /book/print/63 (947 words)

	EVOLUTIONARY ASTROLOGY - Dealing with Inconjuncts
		Back more the the technical aspects, the quincunx is 150 degrees while the term inconjunct does refer to both 30 and 150 degrees.
		If the sextile is half a trine, it breaks the inspiration of the trine into bite sized concepts, then the semi-sextile, an inconjunct and half a sextile, make the ideas applicable on the most mundane and practical levels...
		In Argentina people who spent some time in prison use to have a tatoo in the hand wich consists in the mentioned squeme (the dot arrangement)it means the delincuent(in the middle) and the four cops on the corners.
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