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The safe was open, and on the top shelf lay several rouleaus of gold, overlooked or disdained by the thieves.

From File No. 113 by Gaboriau, Émile

About one-fifth of the case was parted off from the rest, in which were a very large number of gold ounces and rouleaus of guineas.

From The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 1 by Ingraham, Joseph Holt

And again in his mind's eye he saw the rouleaus streaming from the sack.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847 by Various

On the day before, I had seen him staking rouleaus of gold--he had not recognized me.

From Waldfried A Novel by Auerbach, Berthold

The sleeves are ornamented with rouleaus, wreathed with pearls and bullion.

From Notes and Queries, Number 180, April 9, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Bell, George