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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;scottishmoney, post: 1759408, member: 12789&quot;]I believe it is actually the casting spur for the flan - often times they cast the blank that was then over struck with the coin design.&nbsp; That is a very cool and dramatic example though, particularly because of the crocodile on the reverse coupled with that spur.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I have a couple of ancients from Syracuse that still have the casting spur on them:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://www.scottishmoney.net/greece/images/sirakusa2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Notice on the next example where the hair of Arethusa flows onto the casting spur:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://www.scottishmoney.net/greece/images/sirakusa7.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Most often the casting spurs were broken off of the flans either before or after the coin was struck.&nbsp; But occasionally some guy had a bit ta much aqua vitae the night before and got the lazies the next day and didn&#039;t break off the casting spur.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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