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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 7585084, member: 31620&quot;]My example is in the correct weight range and with equal quality silver. I have not studied the range of other non-Athenian issues to determine if they met the same criteria. Essentially they wanted something that they could spend wherever they wished. Owls in general were subjected to test cuts and bankers marks to determine whether they were solid or not. Mine was subjected to one. I suspect that if it was about the right weight <b>and</b> appeared to be solid silver <b>and</b> looked like an Athenian owl then the mercenaries would accept it as payment.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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