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'''Nysa''' was an ancient [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] city of [[Anatolia]], whose remnants are now in the [[Aydin Province]] of [[Turkey]] 50 km East of the [[Ionia]]n city of [[Ephesus]]. The geographer and historian [[Strabo]], born in Amasiya started his life of study in Nysa, which was an important center of learning in the first century B.C.. The city had been dedicated to [[Dionysus]] when it was founded by [[Antiochus I Soter]] in the third century B.C. and it was still famous as a city of scholars in the second century A.D.. For about a thousand years after that the city had its ups and downs. It suffered from the depredations of the Christians, the Muslims and the Turks as they came in and out of the place, and it was finally abandoned after being sacked by [[Tamerlane]] in [[1402]]. |
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The '''laari''' was a coin denomination issued by the [[Maldives]] until 1913 and has been the subdenomiation of the [[Maldivian rufiyaa]] since 1960. One rufiyaa is equal to 100 laari. |
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There are important ruins on the site from the [[Hellenistic]] period, the Roman period and the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] era. Much of the open air Greek theatre and its walled entrances are still intact. There is only a single massive wall left of the famous [[library]]. There are remnants of a Roman Odeon, a [[Gymnasium (ancient Greece)|gymnasion]], a Roman bath and a [[bouleuterion]]. |
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The first known Laari coin was introduced by Sultan Mohamed Ibn Hajji Ali ([[1692]] - [[1700]] CE). |
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The currenct coins are made out of a range of [[metal]]s including [[nickel]], [[brass]], [[cupronickel]] and [[aluminium]]. The coins are issued by the [[Maldives Monetary Authority]] (MMA). |
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*[http://www.mma.gov.mv MMA's Official Site] |
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Revision as of 03:00, 24 January 2006
The laari was a coin denomination issued by the Maldives until 1913 and has been the subdenomiation of the Maldivian rufiyaa since 1960. One rufiyaa is equal to 100 laari.
The first known Laari coin was introduced by Sultan Mohamed Ibn Hajji Ali (1692 - 1700 CE).
The currenct coins are made out of a range of metals including nickel, brass, cupronickel and aluminium. The coins are issued by the Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA).
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