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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 3182231, member: 19463"]I can have no appreciation for this theory until they explain why the things exist in a full range of denominations from litra to stater. The first ones were thinner and the idea was shelved. I am much more inclined toward the association of the local residence of Pythagoras and his associates who might well have come up with the concept. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>My thought is that the countermarks are a lot like the Indian punches but I believe th reason for this one having so many is that bankers doubted the coin since it was struck sideways on the oval flan and looked 'fishy'. I know little about the Indians but am very happy to have the coin below that shows the same punches as the 'Indiana' shaped one shown above (repeated below) but is round. The things come an any shape with various clip patterns. I seems shape made no difference???</p><p>[ATTACH=full]820189[/ATTACH] </p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/oi3110bb2609-jpg.820108/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>What about this one? Anyone want to guess the rarity rating of this type? Abundant is more common than Common! I am afraid to buy another punchmarked coin for fear I'll get another GH574 by accident. Is that a weak strike of the note '2' additional mark on the Indiana shaped one?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]820198[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 3182231, member: 19463"]I can have no appreciation for this theory until they explain why the things exist in a full range of denominations from litra to stater. The first ones were thinner and the idea was shelved. I am much more inclined toward the association of the local residence of Pythagoras and his associates who might well have come up with the concept. My thought is that the countermarks are a lot like the Indian punches but I believe th reason for this one having so many is that bankers doubted the coin since it was struck sideways on the oval flan and looked 'fishy'. I know little about the Indians but am very happy to have the coin below that shows the same punches as the 'Indiana' shaped one shown above (repeated below) but is round. The things come an any shape with various clip patterns. I seems shape made no difference??? [ATTACH=full]820189[/ATTACH] [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/oi3110bb2609-jpg.820108/[/IMG] What about this one? Anyone want to guess the rarity rating of this type? Abundant is more common than Common! I am afraid to buy another punchmarked coin for fear I'll get another GH574 by accident. Is that a weak strike of the note '2' additional mark on the Indiana shaped one? [ATTACH=full]820198[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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