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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ardatirion, post: 900413, member: 9204&quot;]But, the more valuable the coin, the more cautious the minters were likely to be. Weights were much more strictly controlled for Venetian ducats than for Sicilian follaros.</p><p><br /></p><p>Roman coins have a wider tolerance partially because of the mint structure. The aureus was struck at a certain number to the pound of gold. Therefor, so long as 240 aurei weighed a pound, the individual weights were able to fluctuate a bit.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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