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軸　—　NOMISMA

One of five ways of putting the material in order.

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Chronological order (parts and chapters), cross-cutting themes, connections between people, actual coins, research methods — the same material can be followed from any of these five arrangements. ⚠ There are not five sets of materials. A single set of material has five coordinates.