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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Carl Wilmont, post: 3406508, member: 75496&quot;]Thanks for the comments and observations, Al!&nbsp; Interesting hypothesis on the markings on the reverse.&nbsp; Perhaps that is the way it happened! </p><p><br /></p><p>On the obverse, are you referring to the half-circle as a possible punch mark?&nbsp; Looking at a coin of this type in better condition (see image below- not a coin of mine), I think it may be part of the opening just below the seat and between the legs of the chair upon which Tiberius is seated, and that the other lines may also be points of lower relief from the strike.&nbsp; Wouldn&#039;t it also be unusual for test cuts or punches to be applied to a bronze coin vs a silver or gold coin?&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Other thoughts on this? </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]904554[/ATTACH] </p><p><i>Image:Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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