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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 2978068, member: 51347&quot;]<b>FLAN PRODUCTION DIMPLES:</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]732151[/ATTACH]</p><p>Egypt Ptolemy IV 221-205 BC <b>AE 37mm 42g</b> Drachm Zeus-Ammon Eagle Tbolt SV 974</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]732152[/ATTACH]</p><p>Egypt Ptolemy IV 221-205 BC <b>AE 33mm 35g</b> HemiDrachm Zeus-Ammon Eagle Tbolt</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]732153[/ATTACH]</p><p>Egypt Ptolemy III 245-222 BC <b>AE 34mm 31g</b> HemiDrachm Zeus-Ammon Eagle Tbolt Cornucopia XP Chi-Rho SV 965</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]732154[/ATTACH]</p><p>Egypt Ptolemy II 285-274 BC <b>AE Obol 20mm 6.7g</b>&nbsp; Alex III Eagle Tbolt Plain SV 601</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]732155[/ATTACH]</p><p>Egypt Ptolemy III Euergetes 246-222 BCE <b>AE Chalkous 12.0mm 2.0g</b> Zeus-Ammon Eagle Trident Svoronos 840 ex Righetti Collection</p><p><br /></p><p><b><i>Interesting that the above small 12mm / 2.0g flan had the dimple preparation.</i></b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>But this version did NOT use dimple preparation of the flan. Perhaps this process was later than this coin&#039;s mintage.</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]732156[/ATTACH]</p><p>Egypt Ptolemy II 285-274 BC <b>AE 17mm </b>Eagle Cornuc SV 762</p><p><br /></p><p>Personally, I do not mind the dimples, and am fascinated at the innovative manufacturing process.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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