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Strangely shaped coin of King George IV of Georgia, 1210 AD (media.kbin.social)
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[–] athos77@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

Interesting. The writing on the coin is Asomtavruli, the oldest script in Georgia, used by the Georgian Orthodox Church in ceremonial religious texts and iconography.