And round about him lay on every side
Great heapes of gold that never could be spent,
Of which some were rude owre not purified
Of Mulciber’s devouring element.
Some others were new driven and distent
Into great Ingowes and to wedges square,
Some in round plates with outen ornament,
But most were stampt and in their metal bare
The antique Shapes of Kings and Kesars straunge and rare.
Spenser, Faerie Queen, II. vii.