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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1873197, member: 19463&quot;]I&#039;ve seen only two denominations (whole and quarter or one and four depending on whose theory you like).&nbsp; The rays, as I recall, are thought to date the coin.&nbsp; There are coins with 5 to 14 rays but the larger numbers were listed as earlier.&nbsp; I do not know how those counts relate to year dates or how the system worked.&nbsp; Mints are separated by style - in particular whether the letters are rounded or squared and details of the tamga symbol in the field.&nbsp; Below is a whole, 7 ray, rounded letter Taxila coin and a 1/4 unit, 12 ray, squared letter, 4 prong tamga (very unusual) branch mint coin.&nbsp; I&#039;m less than certain I understand all the factors of mint assignment.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]316412[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]316413[/ATTACH] </p><p>When buying these, look for full legends (few have over half) and countable rays on flan.&nbsp; Lousy specimens are easy to find.&nbsp; I&#039;ve not seen a perfect one.&nbsp; The OP coin is well above average but the little ones are a bit easier to find on larger flans.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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