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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 2978005, member: 75937&quot;]What annoys me is the term, &quot;centration dimple,&quot; because they don&#039;t have anything to do with centration. The indentations almost certainly resulted from lathe-turning of the flan to prepare it for striking. The best explanation about this technique of flan preparation can be found <a href="http://www.classicalcoins.com/flans1.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.classicalcoins.com/flans1.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> at Classical Coins’ website.</p><p><br /></p><p>But they can certainly ruin a portrait. Here are some of my Gordian and Tranquillina marriage issues with some tragically-placed dimples:</p><p><br /></p><p>POW! Right in the empress&#039;s nose!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]732116[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Ouch! Gordy taking it on the chin!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]732117[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Boom! Right in Athena&#039;s chest!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]732118[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Apparently, he turned the other cheek!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]732120[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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