04-05-2004, 02:14 PM
Raeticus,<br>
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For some reason, the link you gave was dead. But I assume you mean this one: www.romancoins.info/CMK-V...ebate.html<br>
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I stumbled onto this site a few weeks ago, very interesting. Good list of "Pro" and "Contra" arguments. Note, however, that the author himself concludes that "In summary it seems best to remain neutral with regard to the attribution of "VAR" to Varus. There seems to be a lot of wishful thinking and financial interests involved.".<br>
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The financial interests, of course, refer to the people trading in coins with the "Var" countermark...<br>
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Of course, should the "Var = Varus" theory ever be truly and decisively unproven, that would be the end of the Kalkriese / Clades Variana theory as well...but as far as I know, that hasn't happened yet.<br>
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For some reason, the link you gave was dead. But I assume you mean this one: www.romancoins.info/CMK-V...ebate.html<br>
<br>
I stumbled onto this site a few weeks ago, very interesting. Good list of "Pro" and "Contra" arguments. Note, however, that the author himself concludes that "In summary it seems best to remain neutral with regard to the attribution of "VAR" to Varus. There seems to be a lot of wishful thinking and financial interests involved.".<br>
<br>
The financial interests, of course, refer to the people trading in coins with the "Var" countermark...<br>
<br>
Of course, should the "Var = Varus" theory ever be truly and decisively unproven, that would be the end of the Kalkriese / Clades Variana theory as well...but as far as I know, that hasn't happened yet.<br>
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Andreas Baede
