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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2347606, member: 19463&quot;]This is not what I think of when hearing Proto-Contorniate.&nbsp; Those had more damage with a groove to hold in a standard.&nbsp; They always seem to look well &#039;used&#039;.&nbsp; This looks like a carefully made coin for presentation (perhaps a &#039;proof&#039;) and could have been intended for a frame of jewelry but possibly just well done for presentation.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Can you tell from the field flatness which side was the upper die?&nbsp; I do not have a photo that shows it well but some coins of this period really look like the portrait was on the punch die and have a concave field.&nbsp; The one below is one but you really can&#039;t tell much from the photo. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]477589[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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