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産地　—　Research

The land where a thing was made, or from which it came.

Denarius of the horseman (Bolskan) Denarius of the horseman (Bolskan)2nd century BC to the early 1st century BC
A photograph of what this word names.

⚠ By analyzing the trace elements in a coin's metal, it is sometimes possible to determine the mine from which the silver originated. Trade networks not recorded in written documents can be revealed through the composition of the metal.