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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;FrizzyAntoine, post: 8225183, member: 114961&quot;]This coin and the historical changes that accompany it ushered in what I consider the end of the ancient era, however it&#039;s close enough and old enough that I think it&#039;s not too far out of place to post here. The obverse legend in the margin (NOT the Shahada in the centre) is 44 letters, making reference to a passage from Surah Tawbah of the Quran. With a circumference of 62.9mm, that brings us to 1.429mm/letter.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1445245[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>But wait, there&#039;s more! The honour of densest legend in my collection goes to none other than Trajan, which really shouldn&#039;t come as a surprise. This rarer denarius subtype has PARTHICO added to his usual titles, it reads:</p><p>IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC PARTHICO</p><p>This gives us an obverse legend totalling a whopping 40 characters on an 18mm flan, <b>coming out to 1.414mm/letter! </b>( sorry [USER=31620]@maridvnvm[/USER] )</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1445246[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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