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To: Theoria

"Thousands of miles from where they were likely minted."

Leaving open the possibility that the Romans had a mint in the Ryukyu Islands?

2 posted on 09/28/2016 8:45:20 AM PDT by Verginius Rufus

To: Verginius Rufus

Oops...it says "kilometers"...only 60% as far from the border of the Roman Empire.

Maybe the coins were used to buy Chinese silk and then got from China to Okinawa.

4 posted on 09/28/2016 8:46:45 AM PDT by Verginius Rufus

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