What is this stuff all over Ariobarzanes face?

Discussion in 'Ancient Coins' started by iameatingjam, Nov 26, 2021.

  1. iameatingjam

    iameatingjam Well-Known Member

    I was just trying to replace my previous Cappadocian specimen with something higher grade, and this one seemed just fine for that purpose. Then I notice some funny looking extra bits of metal all over the coin, including on Ariobarzanes face. Not even going to make a joke about what that looks like.

    What could it be?? Is that something that happens during the minting process or ??

    Ariobarzanes.png

    Thanks!
     
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  3. JayAg47

    JayAg47 Well-Known Member

    Defects in the die (cuds).
     
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