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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Orielensis, post: 5167957, member: 96898&quot;]I, too, can only think of large medieval bronzes from Norman Sicily and of the coins of Cilician Armenia. Since these were mentioned, here is a large <i>tank</i> from my collection (a fitting name for this sestertius-sized denomination):</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1210675[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, Hetoum I, AE tank, 1226–1269 AD, Sis mint. Obv: Armenian legend: “+ Hetoum, King of the Armenians;” king seated facing on lion throne, holding lily sceptre and orb. Rev: Armenian legend: “+ struck in the city of Sis;” cross with strokes in quadrants. 29mm, 8.08g. Ref: Bedoukian 1327 or similar.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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