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Yes, the Arabic numeral "6" does resemble the Western numeral "7", while Arabic numerals "1" and "9" look essentially the same as their Western counterparts. S… (View Post)

None of the characters on this coin are readily recognizable; that's because it's not actually a coin, but a charm. Judging by how badly the characters are rendered, I would assume it to have been wr… (View Post)

Trivia time: Although the coin is very often depicted in this orientation, the Zeppelin depicted on these coins isn't supposed to be flying horizontal, but pointing upwards slightly. The true up-down… (View Post)

A "roll", for practical purposes, needs to come up to a full dollar amount if possible, provided that doing so was not too unweildy. Thus, you'd need 50 2 cent pieces to make a $1 roll. Her… (View Post)

The denomination is usually spelled "tetrobol", and the city is usually spelled "Byzantion" or Romanized to "Byzantium" - the city which would eventually become re-made … (View Post)