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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;AncientJoe, post: 1937179, member: 44357&quot;]I thought I recognized the OP&#039;s coin - I used to own that exact coin <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> 20000 Reis were one of the largest but the US $50 &quot;slugs&quot; were larger, at 85.49 grams. I had an 1851 $50 and that 20000 Reis raw at the same time: it is a surreal feeling to hold them in the &quot;flesh&quot; as they are <i>extremely </i>heavy.</p><p><br /></p><p>In antiquity, the distaters of Alexander the Great were the largest (at 17 grams) in gold up until the gold octodrachms were minted (27 grams).</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1028.photobucket.com/albums/y342/AncientJoe/Distater_zpsd8fc2fdf.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/9876/ptolemyd.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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