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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 4529162, member: 110226&quot;]Regarding the crest, I think you&#039;re right. As production proceeded into the mass output period, it seems that the portraits became a bit flatter and smaller, to accommodate more of the crest on the flan.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The earlier tetradrachms seem to emphasize more of the central portions - the face, helmet and sometimes the lower neck - and if part of the crest appeared, that was just coincidental.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Also, the flans became wider as mass production moved ahead, possibly as a means to reduce the time needed to achieve a decent, acceptably centered strike. Some of the later tetradrachms have significantly off center obverse strikes, yet almost all of the face and helmet still show, albeit way to the left or right.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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