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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2390689, member: 56859&quot;]<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie10" alt=":oops:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; Thanks, Q!</p><p><br /></p><p>...</p><p><br /></p><p>In Photoshop I superimposed circles upon the galleys posted here.&nbsp; Conveniently, when that layer is selected there is a cross-mark in the center, which I also marked in red.&nbsp; The results may be skewed if the photograph was not taken with the face of the coin perfectly planar to the lens or if my circle is not perfectly placed, but it is interesting.</p><p><br /></p><p>The OP coin&#039;s dot is clearly a centering mark.&nbsp; The center of the circle is almost exactly over the dot.&nbsp; Allowing for errors due to angle of the coin, faulty placement of the red circle, and such, I&#039;d say this is a confirmation of the dot&#039;s purpose and origin:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]491128[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Carthago&#039;s second example doesn&#039;t match up well.&nbsp; The &quot;floating&quot; dot on that coin is well above the center of the circle (arrow points to center of circle):</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]491129[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Similarly, his third example doesn&#039;t line up as well but perhaps the faint dot to the right of the arrow is within the margin of error:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]491130[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>For Mikey&#039;s galley I was expecting the circle&#039;s center to land on the faint dot above the next oarsman&#039;s head.&nbsp; Determining the proper placement of the circle was difficult so there&#039;s a lot of potential error for this one.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]491131[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I think I see the remnants of a centering mark on Q&#039;s coin but it is visible at the tip of the third oarsman&#039;s head rather than the second:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]491132[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>...</p><p><br /></p><p>Well.&nbsp; This certainly was a fun although rather pointless way to delay chores!&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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