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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Parthicus, post: 2586609, member: 81887&quot;]One explanation that I&#039;ve heard for the existence of such small coins is so that they could more easily be carried in the mouth <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie12" alt="o_O" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; Clothing in ancient times (tunics, stolas, togas, etc.) had no pockets, purses took a while to invent, and you can&#039;t just carry coins in your fist everywhere you go.&nbsp; Given a) the small number of naturally-occuring pouches in the human body, and b) all other choices are uncomfortable/ disgusting, carrying coins in the mouth may not have seemed like such a bad idea.&nbsp; (I don&#039;t have a written source for this claim, just vague memories, so take it with a heaping spoonful of salt.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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