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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 4121162, member: 19463&quot;]We might want remember that they considered it one part silver added to 20 parts alloy so the coins were 1/21st or 4.77% silver.&nbsp; Today we think of alloys using the total weight or one part in twenty (5%).&nbsp; If you are correct allowing 1% for the wash, your tested coin actually seemed too good for the standard.&nbsp; I know they did not pay that much attention to every individual coin but people of that day had no reason not to trust the money (even if that were an option).&nbsp; I suspect not accepting Diocletian&#039;s coin at full face value would be the same as not selling at the edict price.&nbsp; </p><p>I am surprised that so few of the early folles included the XXI mark.</p><p><br /></p><p>Alexandria</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1068313[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Siscia (Galerius)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1068315[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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