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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cmezner, post: 26654294, member: 87809&quot;]One can see on the obverse, below Constantine II&#039;s chin, where the punch was applied on the reverse. Therefore, I think it could be either a test punch or a civic marker.</p><p>A chisel or punch was driven through a coin to expose the interior metal to verify it was not plated, cast or lead-filled. This was more often done on silver coins, and occasionally on bronze coins during times of crisis.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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