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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 3694212, member: 85693&quot;]There is at least one indication of an official &quot;chisel&quot; mark on Roman coins - imitative bronze sestertii countermarked &quot;DV&quot; to revalue as a dupondius also had a &quot;chisel&quot; mark at 3 o&#039;clock.&nbsp; This mark isn&#039;t as dramatic as some examples posted above, but it is rather wedge-shaped.</p><p><br /></p><p>I only know this because of CT member jamesicus, who has posted his examples and fruits of his research.&nbsp; Also, because he is a wonderful guy, gifted me this one:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]990009[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is jamesicus&#039; discussing this in this thread:</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/my-new-claudius-sestertius-with-arch-of-drusus-sorta-maybe.343852/#post-3636291" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/my-new-claudius-sestertius-with-arch-of-drusus-sorta-maybe.343852/#post-3636291">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/my-new-claudius-sestertius-with-arch-of-drusus-sorta-maybe.343852/#post-3636291</a></p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;This is a devaluation countermark indicating this coin is re-valued as a Dupondius (half value) due to its very low weight. <b>Note edge chisel mark on the obverse at approx. 3 o&#039;clock which is always present on DV countermarked coins</b>.&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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