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<p>[QUOTE="ancientnut, post: 2350030, member: 73212"]vespasion70 said "I don't know how the ancient Greeks weren't losing them all the time."</p><p><br /></p><p>Doug didn't mention it, but this is from his site:</p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/tiny.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/tiny.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/tiny.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>"Evidence in literature suggests that these coins were carried in the owner's mouth." I would imagine they were placed between the cheek and gum...less chance of swallowing them than dropping them. I wonder what a saliva patina looks like!</p><p><br /></p><p>Ah, I see Bing mentioned it in the OP.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ancientnut, post: 2350030, member: 73212"]vespasion70 said "I don't know how the ancient Greeks weren't losing them all the time." Doug didn't mention it, but this is from his site: [url]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/tiny.html[/url] "Evidence in literature suggests that these coins were carried in the owner's mouth." I would imagine they were placed between the cheek and gum...less chance of swallowing them than dropping them. I wonder what a saliva patina looks like! Ah, I see Bing mentioned it in the OP.[/QUOTE]
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