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Novicius Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1168 Posts	Posted 06/27/2020 08:29 am Having read the article on preparation of flans http://www.classicalcoins.com/flans1.html) posted by @echizento, I see that some coins were actually tooled (filed) after striking to remove imperfections in the process. I had always thought that marks such as these indicted fakes, but it is obviously not always the case. There are filing marks on one part of the Akragas coin below, apparently on a sprue. Would this be a genuine cast coin, and would the filing have been done during the minting process? Or do the members think this coin to be a fake? Thanks, Jim Report this Post to the Staff

Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 06/27/2020 09:07 am Quote: Would this be a genuine cast coin, and would the filing have been done during the minting process? I believe the sprue resulted from the casting of the planchet (the blank) prior to the striking. The filing would have just been some cosmetic work after the strike. Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3439 Posts	Posted 06/27/2020 09:26 am I have a Ptolemaic bronze where the edges show a tapered rasping (on both sides) that seem to indicate some mint worker was taking some extra time to make the coin look good I believe it to be quite genuine and it actually has a great obverse and reverse But with the markings it does give a collector something to pause and think about Long story short ........ It was discounted in price a bit since technically it is an imperfection But genuine is genuine Even if not perfect It appears yours is pretty small It may actually be just a bit of slag that got rasped off the edge I believe these flans were cast in open molds The 'sprue' likely would have been larger Edited by FVRIVS RVFVS 06/27/2020 09:29 am Report this Post to the Staff
Novicius Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1168 Posts	Posted 06/27/2020 09:46 am Thank you both for the replies. The fact that the vendor has made no attempt to conceal the filing made me believe that the coin is genuine. However, with my limited experience there was that nagging doubt. It is nice to get the opinion of very experienced members, and the confidence that comes with it. Thank you, Jim Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 06/27/2020 09:59 am Here's a nice example, completely kosher, with sprues evident: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=749267 Report this Post to the Staff
Novicius Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1168 Posts	Posted 06/27/2020 11:26 am Thanks again Bob. That is a beautiful coin. I've learned a lot since joining this community, but there is a long way to go yet. Jim Report this Post to the Staff
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