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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bob L., post: 7966833, member: 56976&quot;]No deep, esoteric numismatic insights here. Just a funnier-than-usual Elymaean.</p><p><br /></p><p>Coins from the Arsacid dynasty of Elymais are often funny-looking, sporting bug-eyed portraits with misshapen heads.</p><p><br /></p><p>But this one, from a current auction, may take the cake thanks to a fortuitously positioned flaw. LOL’ed when I saw it. I’m not showing the run-of-the-mill reverse with its usual field of dashes.</p><p><br /></p><p>Not sure if the pit resulted from a flan flaw, chip, or ding (but I suspect there was a small metal particle on the die), but it was perfectly placed (and lit, in the auction house’s photo) to make me laugh. I hope it prompts a smile for you too.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1381389[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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