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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2550777, member: 19463&quot;]Mat&#039;s coin is particularly interesting as an example of how ego can be a problem for history. The king was so important that he did not put his personal name on the coin but only &quot;Great Savior, King of Kings&quot;.&nbsp; As a result, for centuries no one knew the name of the king that ruled for those years.&nbsp; The coins are common and I owned one for years before an inscription was found in 1993 providing the name Vima Takto.&nbsp; Who knew? </p><p><br /></p><p>The coins come from several mints, in two denominations and a range of year dates indicated by the rays on the crown.&nbsp; I suspect someone specializes in these and can explain them more fully than I. Full legend examples are scarce.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]548070[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]548071[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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