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A comment on Coins from the Roman Empire Found in Ruins of Japanese Castle (2016).

Re:Coins from the Roman Empire Found in Ruins of Japanese Ca... by here4U on Sunday September 17, 2023 @04:18PM (#37548919)
Seems even the medieval Japanese got stuck with foreign coins in the house they never were able to spend
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Re:Coins from the Roman Empire Found in Ruins of Japanese Ca... by goldinfra on Sunday September 17, 2023 @04:46PM (#37549143)
One can easily imagine the privileged son of a medieval samurai attempting to purchase a lemon-lime Shasta from a vending machine outside his castle, only to have his coin repeatedly drop into the return slot.
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