Note to The Taming of the Shrew, 4.2.61: "ancient angel"


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ancient angel: i.e., a fellow of the good old stamp. The angel was a gold coin bearing the figure of the archangel Michael.




The coins are called angels after the Archangel Michael, first minted in 1465
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