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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2017849, member: 19463&quot;]You missed the point.&nbsp; XXI is not a mark of value of the coin but of the ratio of silver just as you suggest.&nbsp; The Romans did not do percentages as we do but considered this XX parts copper mixed with I part silver which would be 4.77% or one part TO 20 parts not one part IN 20.&nbsp; Destructive assays should show the coins to be a bit under 5% silver.&nbsp;&nbsp; For the record, there are a few larger post reform folles made with the same alloy and marked.&nbsp;&nbsp; Diocletian below:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]364606[/ATTACH] </p><p>Even more unusual are a few coins made with double silver and marked XI (Tacitus below).</p><p>[ATTACH=full]364607[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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