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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 1022964, member: 57463&quot;]I agree.&nbsp; I have a silver penny of Genoa 1189-1339.&nbsp; The broad range is because as a <b>republic,</b> they continued to mint coins in the name of Conrad, a pretender to the Holy Roman Empire who <b>never stepped foot in the city</b>.&nbsp;&nbsp; (And you think our Republicans have a sense of humor...)&nbsp; Also, assembling examples from medieval Champagne, I passed on buying <b>copies made in Rome </b>at the time.&nbsp; Copies were not illegal counterfeits, just conveniences, and the Holy See used the most recognizable coin of the time.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Much, much, much more... 1200 years worth, as Medoraman noted.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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