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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ardatirion, post: 613692, member: 9204&quot;]Doug&#039;s right, with the precious metal removed from our coins, the need for them to have mintmarks is rapidly disappearing. </p><p><br /></p><p>But ancient coins do have dates... </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/18271/Alexandria_potin_tetradrachm_of_Diocletian%2C_285-286_AD.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>With the date LB, year two of the reign of Diocletian.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/18271/Viminacium%20sestertius%20of%20Philip%20I%2C%20243-244%20AD.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Dated AN V, the fifth year after the founding of the colony.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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