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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ryro, post: 3170238, member: 91461&quot;]I&#039;ve wondered this myself. Did they chisel them and sit and make each nick by hand?</p><p>My understanding is that the point of the serrating was to detract would be forgers. Which, btw, it didn&#039;t stop the forgers as shown with this sweet lil Marius fouree of mine:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]815331[/ATTACH]</p><p>C. Marius C.f.Capito</p><p>81 BCE. AR plated Serrate</p><p>Denarius (17mm, 3.94 g,</p><p>6h). Rome mint. Wreathed</p><p>and draped bust of Ceres</p><p>right; LXXVIII at end of</p><p>legend, [cornucopia] below</p><p>chin / Husbandman with</p><p>yoke of oxen ploughing left;</p><p>LXXVIII above. Crawford</p><p>378/1c[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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