31 No, Mansa Musa (ca. 1280-1337), the King of Timbuku (Mali), was not the richest man in history. That was a lie made up by redditards. (www.youtube.com) posted 46 days ago by RhodesianRidgeback 46 days ago by RhodesianRidgeback +31 / -0 21 comments share 21 comments share save hide report block hide replies
Once you have so much money that Smaug The Dragon's vast hoard of gold and gemstones is mere chump change, that you could recreate that CG scene on a whim with real minted gold, I think differentiating between figures is mostly academic curiosity.