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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 7628976, member: 19463&quot;]Were the Scyphate coins struck in the same fineness of gold as the solidi.&nbsp; Somewhere I got the idea that they were alloyed more so a conversion to fit the new style would seem to devalue the coin.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>While we may never be certain, I see Al&#039;s brother&#039;s answer as most likely. </p><p><br /></p><p>Deformation with leather would not cause the doubling as would doublestriking but the reverse top shows what I would accept as artifacts of the later reshaping with leather or wood.&nbsp; It strikes me that the scyphate coins would have looked better had they been struck flat and cupped afterward but this would be too much work to do for the regular production.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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