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					Originally Posted by fernando
					
				 
				Judging by the spelling, i wouldn't see an European, even an illiterate smith, writing the year with a double  aa instead of a double  nn. Probably a Moroccan scribbling some spurious lettering ?     .  
			
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 Thanks for your thoughts, the three reverse S's in the first word certainly support what you say.
Mel.