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<p>[QUOTE="Ignoramus Maximus, post: 4288990, member: 104741"]I have this specimen, a very worm Achaemenid siglos.</p><p>More an example of 'banker's rage':</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1091761[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I have often wondered what the point of more than one banker's mark could be.</p><p>Test it once, have it tested once more to make sure, that I understand. But twelve, as on this coin??? After to or three testmarks, wouldn't it be obvious to all respective owners of the coin that the coin had been well tested before and was found to be genuine by all? What is the point of more test-cuts after that? Or was there perhaps (in certain places and certain times) a mandatory testing to provide extra revenue for the coin tester? Either way I find it enigmatic.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ignoramus Maximus, post: 4288990, member: 104741"]I have this specimen, a very worm Achaemenid siglos. More an example of 'banker's rage': [ATTACH=full]1091761[/ATTACH] I have often wondered what the point of more than one banker's mark could be. Test it once, have it tested once more to make sure, that I understand. But twelve, as on this coin??? After to or three testmarks, wouldn't it be obvious to all respective owners of the coin that the coin had been well tested before and was found to be genuine by all? What is the point of more test-cuts after that? Or was there perhaps (in certain places and certain times) a mandatory testing to provide extra revenue for the coin tester? Either way I find it enigmatic.[/QUOTE]
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