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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2995659, member: 19463"]Opinion: I do not see this as tooled but what you get from a very weak strike that failed to force metal into the deep parts of the die. The flan could be way too thin or the hammer hit way too weak. I have a couple similar appearing coins but none so extreme. This Hadrian sestertius is very detailed on the peripheral parts of the hair that were shallow but no detail was transferred to the center of the head or the high parts of the reverse figure. There is a flat top to the blank area rather than a rounded edge that wear would cause. Hair detail stops abruptly while wear would be gradual. Coins do not wear this way; they had no detail to lose. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]739965[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I am less sure of this Constantius. It is not tooled to restore legend but lacks detail in high points suggesting a perfectly even but much too weak strike.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]739966[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2995659, member: 19463"]Opinion: I do not see this as tooled but what you get from a very weak strike that failed to force metal into the deep parts of the die. The flan could be way too thin or the hammer hit way too weak. I have a couple similar appearing coins but none so extreme. This Hadrian sestertius is very detailed on the peripheral parts of the hair that were shallow but no detail was transferred to the center of the head or the high parts of the reverse figure. There is a flat top to the blank area rather than a rounded edge that wear would cause. Hair detail stops abruptly while wear would be gradual. Coins do not wear this way; they had no detail to lose. [ATTACH=full]739965[/ATTACH] I am less sure of this Constantius. It is not tooled to restore legend but lacks detail in high points suggesting a perfectly even but much too weak strike. [ATTACH=full]739966[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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