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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3530236, member: 56859"]I don't know-- a defect depression prior to pouring the flan... if the flans are made by pouring molten metal into individual impressions in sand (or other medium)?</p><p><br /></p><p>When I think of flan molds connected by channels, and how the resulting flan and coin look, there are frequently seen flat areas where the sprue was chiseled off or prominent areas where the sprue was incompletely removed. Those features just aren't present on these drachms. </p><p><br /></p><p>What I do see however is occasional evidence of overfilling of an open-faced poured flan. If the flans were created by pressing the chamfered "obverse" into sand, and then the metal poured into these individual depressions, overfilling would cause excess metal to flow out in a thin layer on what will be the drachm's reverse. This is best seen on high grade examples because that thin rim of metal would be prone to wear.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some examples where I can imagine that happening:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=192682" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=192682" rel="nofollow">From CNG's archives</a>:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cngcoins.com/photos/big/88001087.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/shick_coins/202/product/egypt_alexandria_antoninus_pius_138161_ae_35_mm_drachm_pharos_of_alexandria/1133983/Default.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/shick_coins/202/product/egypt_alexandria_antoninus_pius_138161_ae_35_mm_drachm_pharos_of_alexandria/1133983/Default.aspx" rel="nofollow">From Schick on Vcoins</a>:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://images.vcoins.com/product_image/202/6/6/6Wi9miC2D9pb84nYGj5t4naFeA673M.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=349223" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=349223" rel="nofollow">From CNG's archives</a>:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cngcoins.com/photos/enlarged/10700067.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>...</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm just speculating and don't have any resources which bear this out. Or, perhaps I have read it somewhere and forgot the source <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3530236, member: 56859"]I don't know-- a defect depression prior to pouring the flan... if the flans are made by pouring molten metal into individual impressions in sand (or other medium)? When I think of flan molds connected by channels, and how the resulting flan and coin look, there are frequently seen flat areas where the sprue was chiseled off or prominent areas where the sprue was incompletely removed. Those features just aren't present on these drachms. What I do see however is occasional evidence of overfilling of an open-faced poured flan. If the flans were created by pressing the chamfered "obverse" into sand, and then the metal poured into these individual depressions, overfilling would cause excess metal to flow out in a thin layer on what will be the drachm's reverse. This is best seen on high grade examples because that thin rim of metal would be prone to wear. Here are some examples where I can imagine that happening: [URL='https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=192682']From CNG's archives[/URL]: [IMG]https://www.cngcoins.com/photos/big/88001087.jpg[/IMG] [URL='https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/shick_coins/202/product/egypt_alexandria_antoninus_pius_138161_ae_35_mm_drachm_pharos_of_alexandria/1133983/Default.aspx']From Schick on Vcoins[/URL]: [IMG]https://images.vcoins.com/product_image/202/6/6/6Wi9miC2D9pb84nYGj5t4naFeA673M.jpg[/IMG] [URL='https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=349223']From CNG's archives[/URL]: [IMG]https://www.cngcoins.com/photos/enlarged/10700067.jpg[/IMG] ... I'm just speculating and don't have any resources which bear this out. Or, perhaps I have read it somewhere and forgot the source :D.[/QUOTE]
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