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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Curtis, post: 24866752, member: 26430&quot;]What is the size? For the very large ones (e.g., the 40mm, 60-90grams types) it is&nbsp; pretty unusual to see them without any remaining sign of the dimple (sometimes on one side).</p><p><br /></p><p>For the smaller ones, though -- e.g., Obol size, ~8-20g or so, 20-28mm, and under, e.g., Hemiobols -- I think it&#039;s less unusual.</p><p><br /></p><p>They presumably all had the marks, small or large, but it was a question of whether the strike obliterated it. On the smaller, lighter ones, the dimples were less deep, and their evidence was easier destroyed.</p><p><br /></p><p>For a big one, though, the dimples were a lot deeper, so it would be a lot harder for the strike to completely remove it (especially on both sides).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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