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Letter: Roman coins

Sir: Since the European Community has its roots in Roman civilisation, perhaps we could avoid national squabbles over the name of the new common currency by calling it the denarius, rather than anything as provocative as the ecu or euromark.

Yours sincerely,

TREVOR COX

Croydon

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