Does folio 70v reveal that '8' is the letter 'd'?

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The top loop is actually closed, but the ink is faint.
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If the loop is closed, an unusually large '8' would be formed if compared to the '8's in the preceding word tokens in the same ring. Also, the observable faint black ink continues upward in a linear fashion.

Voynich calligraphy: unequal, unruly shapes, spacing and baseline.