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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Parthicus, post: 7749665, member: 81887&quot;]Bankers&#039; marks are fairly common on Achaemenid Persian silver. Here&#039;s one with three separate bankers&#039; marks on the obverse, c.375-340 BC:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1326789[/ATTACH]</p><p>Similar marks also show up on many Indian silver coins, where they are known as shroff marks (&quot;shroff&quot; was a Hindi word for a money-changer, as they were the ones who tested and confirmed coins).&nbsp; There are several shroff marks on both obverse and reverse of this silver rupee from the Indian Princely State of Arcot, late 18th century:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1326799[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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