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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 2699779, member: 51347&quot;]Love &quot;scrappy&quot; coins! And your two are great.&nbsp; Cool history and devices.</p><p><br /></p><p>I got this one the other day for its historical reasons.&nbsp; I had no coins from Mithra!</p><p><br /></p><p>Mithra / Mithraism was actually a RIVAL religion contending for the Emperor&#039;s nod when Constantine decided he would control the minds of the Empire through Christianity (hey, he was not baptized until his deathbed...commitment?)&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Mithraism was an Eastern religion that was adopted by many within the Legions.&nbsp; The elements of the religion was very similar to Christianity, but ultimately lost out.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]607481[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="5">Bithynia, Kios Circa 250 BC, AE11</font></p><p>1.06g</p><p>Laureate head of Mithras right</p><p>Kantharos with two grape bunches hanging down, &quot;K-I&quot; below, all within a wreath.</p><p>SNG Cop 382[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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