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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 4905285, member: 19463&quot;]Great onkia!&nbsp; It certainly shows the problem with such small coins.&nbsp; The flan was so thin that it left us with a cut out around the chin and a natural hole that follows the nose line.&nbsp; You can only do so much with so little metal! </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I agree.&nbsp; The Sicilian artistry, Syracuse and a score of other authorities, continued for centuries and gave us not only portraits but collectable coins of every variety.&nbsp; That includes mystery coins from uncertain locations under uncertain circumstances.&nbsp; I believe this one was from the Roman period but I do not know the meaning of NASO.&nbsp; I bought it for the handsome Janiform portrait.&nbsp; Is this intended to be Janus or another Janiform deity?&nbsp; Are both faces the same? </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1183371[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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