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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 4635718, member: 19463"]I agree with the added interest theory. When it come to 'character' my examples have a lot of character. On some, the cut showed that the coin was silver all the way through.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1146159[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>On others. we can see why the cuts were necessary to discover fourrees. This coin strikes me as interesting by being a bit oversize so the proper weight of a tetradrachm is restored. However, since copper is lighter than silver, the coin stood out as 'wrong' in size and was test cut to prove there was red copper down below. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1146158[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 4635718, member: 19463"]I agree with the added interest theory. When it come to 'character' my examples have a lot of character. On some, the cut showed that the coin was silver all the way through. [ATTACH=full]1146159[/ATTACH] On others. we can see why the cuts were necessary to discover fourrees. This coin strikes me as interesting by being a bit oversize so the proper weight of a tetradrachm is restored. However, since copper is lighter than silver, the coin stood out as 'wrong' in size and was test cut to prove there was red copper down below. [ATTACH=full]1146158[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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