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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ardatirion, post: 812812, member: 9204&quot;]Occupation coins are a very fascinating aspect of numismatics. Here&#039;s two ancient ones (not mine, unfortunately!)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.cngcoins.com//photos/enlarged/1600356.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>10 nummi of Sassanian king Khusro II, struck during the Sassanian occupation of Alexandria, c. 619-228 AD.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.cngcoins.com//photos/enlarged/1560101.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>AR drachm of Parthian king Parthamaspates, c. 116 AD. Parthamaspates was installed by Trajan during his invasion of Parthia. This coin was struck at Ekbatana, the Parthian capital, by mint workers brought by Trajan from Antioch.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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