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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;svessien, post: 4518139, member: 15481&quot;]I took a look at one of my Siliquae, Constantius II, 348 AD, London mint. </p><p>It’s 17 mm and 2.04g. </p><p>It has clearly been clipped, but how much? The whole legend is there, with margins. The coin can’t possibly have lost 1.35g. </p><p>It seems the clipping has been a very common occurance. If authorities have had little control of clipping by sanctioning it in some way, I guess the market has gotten used to a set standard not being followed. This may have tempted local authorities to reduce weight at the mints, because «the coins are never standard anyway.»</p><p>I don’t know either. But there is little to suggest that a 3.4g silver coin was the typical coin of the 4th century economy. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]1119316[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]1119317[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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