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mint

造幣所　—　Making

The place where coins are made.

Pegasos Stater of Corinth Pegasos Stater of CorinthCirca 400–375 BC Gold stater of Philip II Gold stater of Philip IICirca 336–328 BC Tetradrachm of Alexander Tetradrachm of AlexanderBC 336–323
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In the Middle Ages, mints were decentralized, and even coins of the same king varied in quality depending on where they were made. ⚠ The legend sometimes includes a mark indicating the mint (a mint mark), from which the place of origin can be identified.