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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1335183, member: 19463&quot;]The difference I find interesting is the lack of desire to use the money for any purpose other than as money.&nbsp; They did not promote the rulers, build city pride, date the issue for security, avoid counterfeiting or anything that is obvious to me.&nbsp; I believe a conscious desire not to change the design as well as the weight shows a system that considered the coins money and nothing more.&nbsp; This is consistent with slow progression of types.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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