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<p>[QUOTE="ambr0zie, post: 6576589, member: 80952"]I read somewhere that in 14th-15th century somewhere in Western Europe, bronzes from 4th century, extremely worn of course, were still accepted as alternate currency, but I can't remember the source.</p><p>I realize people in ancient times were, most of them, illiterate and didn't care about portraits, designs, legends. However they were still somehow careful, as they had to know how to distinguish a Dupondius from an As (and for some we all know this is difficult even for us as collectors).</p><p>For Greek coins the problem is even bigger, as the drawings are more abstract so I don't see how a simple person could distinguish an obol from a hemiobol, especially since these are rarely well centered and the "correct" size ....[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ambr0zie, post: 6576589, member: 80952"]I read somewhere that in 14th-15th century somewhere in Western Europe, bronzes from 4th century, extremely worn of course, were still accepted as alternate currency, but I can't remember the source. I realize people in ancient times were, most of them, illiterate and didn't care about portraits, designs, legends. However they were still somehow careful, as they had to know how to distinguish a Dupondius from an As (and for some we all know this is difficult even for us as collectors). For Greek coins the problem is even bigger, as the drawings are more abstract so I don't see how a simple person could distinguish an obol from a hemiobol, especially since these are rarely well centered and the "correct" size ....[/QUOTE]
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