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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 3378779, member: 57463&quot;]Thanks to both! Chemical analysis tells us much, just as simple weighing reveals fundamental facts about the economic context.</p><p><br /></p><p>One aspect that needs emphasis is that the physical analysis tends overwhelmingly to support the historical context. My recollection is that seldom does a chemical analysis or metrological study reveal a startling new fact contradicting what we previously thought to be true. I am sure that it happens, of course. We discover better knowledge all the time.&nbsp; But my point here is that first <b>history is a science</b> and that the physical studies of coins tend to provide more facts that support the histories.</p><p><br /></p><p>We date coins by the archaeological context in which they were found. Then, in addition, we read the coins for their symbols to add understanding, as we know that coins are transportable and durable, of course. The case in point is the paradigmatic study of the very first coins and coin-like objects, the dedications from Ephesus.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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