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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1487548, member: 19463&quot;]I know there is one person here that might like this one but I&#039;ll post this here rather than as a PM.&nbsp; What I learned since this coin arrive this week was that the large scrape in the reverse edge is to be expected with these.&nbsp; Coins bearing this &#039;bird&#039; countermark all have a test cut, scrape or gouge suggesting that the countermark certified that the coin had been tested for purity.&nbsp; Compared to some I have seen online and in books, this is not badly damaged.&nbsp; The ID of the countermark as a bird is a matter of faith to me (I don&#039;t see it but I think the head is compromised by the double circle of dots).&nbsp; I believe the host coin is Khusro II, Shiraz (Shirajan) mint, year 36 but would like confirmation or correction.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]188805.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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