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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Theodosius, post: 2792037, member: 77077&quot;]I think I was looking at the same one.&nbsp; The mint at Syracuse took an As of Augustus, pounded it flat, and then countermarked it for use in Sicily.&nbsp;&nbsp; You can still see traces of the &quot;S C&quot; on the reverse.&nbsp; Mike had a reference to an article in French about these from a recent journal.&nbsp; Really interesting coin.&nbsp; I doubt Augustus would have been pleased having his portrait pounded flat by Greeks.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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