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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrsmat71, post: 2204272, member: 42634&quot;]check out this page at forum, looks like they put the metal in sheets and just clipped to weight...no so much concerned about a specific shape.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/india/earliest/punchmrk.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/india/earliest/punchmrk.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/india/earliest/punchmrk.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>i know several punchmarked coins can have the same attribution, and have a very different shape...but have the same punchmarks.</p><p><br /></p><p>i assumed the punchmarks came first, because many of them are only partially on the flan, and which punchmarks on on and off seems to be highly variable.&nbsp; but i don&#039;t know that is the case...and the article above implies otherwise.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>anyway...that&#039;s a fantastic coin AN...and a great write up.</p><p><br /></p><p>here&#039;s my last punchmarked coin...</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/eastern%20coins/102_5518_zps63d67fe7.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/eastern%20coins/102_5518_zps63d67fe7.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/eastern%20coins/102_5518_zps63d67fe7.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>this is my oldest, it MAY be as old as AN&#039;s coin...about 5th century BC (could be much newer as well)...</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/eastern%20coins/shanasatamanafractional_zps34936314.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/eastern%20coins/shanasatamanafractional_zps34936314.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/eastern%20coins/shanasatamanafractional_zps34936314.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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