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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gsimonel, post: 4098314, member: 82549&quot;]I don&#039;t think it&#039;s corrosion. I have seen many coins from Carthage with the same roughness around the rim. Is it possible that the flans were cast using sand molds? I would be interested in hearing other hypotheses.</p><p>Here are two examples from my collection, both with rough rims:</p><p><img src="http://feltemp.com/Images/1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Carthage mint, A.D. 306</p><p>RIC 51c</p><p>Obv: FL VAL CONSTANTINVS NOB CAES</p><p>Rev:&nbsp; SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FEL KART - Carthago, in long robe, standing, facing left, holding fruit in both hands</p><p>Γ in exergue; H in left field</p><p>27 mm, 11.0 g.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1065907[/ATTACH] </p><p>Carthage mint, summer, A.D. 307</p><p>RIC 61</p><p>Obv: CONSTANTINVS NOB CAES</p><p>Rev: CONSERVATO-RES KART SVAE - Carthago, holding branches, in hexastyle temple</p><p>PKΔ in exergue</p><p>25 mm, 6.9 g.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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