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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 8794783, member: 10461&quot;]Didn’t the nobility have to purchase them as proof of some kind of tax paid to the monarch or overlord?&nbsp; The richer the magnate was, the bigger the tax he paid, and the bigger the denomination of coin he was given?</p><p><br /></p><p>Something like that.&nbsp; At least with the earlier ones.&nbsp; Which perhaps explains why so many of them had mounts put on them, to be worn as a sort of ceremonial “jewelry” or badge of status, rather than for actual use in commerce?</p><p><br /></p><p>Correct me if I’m wrong.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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