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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Eidolon, post: 5229149, member: 102103&quot;]For comparison, here&#039;s one nominally minted under his Charles IV&#039;s (right) grandfather, King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia (left).&nbsp; These were issued all over central Europe for about 200 years after his rule, so I have no idea if it was actually issued under Wenceslaus II.&nbsp; As you can see, it has been heavily clipped.&nbsp; It&#039;s only 23 mm and 2.56 g.&nbsp; The Charles IV is 28 mm and 3.02 g.</p><p><br /></p><p>The later Wenceslaus II copies were issued with lower weight and fineness.&nbsp; The older &quot;good&quot; coinage was probably clipped down until it had comparable silver content to current issues so that it would still circulate.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1216875[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1216876[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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