Ancient - Elagabalus Die Match?

I bought another Elagabalus AE coin this week from one of my favorite dealers in GB. The portrait on this new coin looks like a die match to another Elagabalus AE coin I purchased from her a few months ago.

First, my newest coin:

Elagabalus AE27
OBV: AV K M AVRH ANTWNEINOC, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right
REV: VP NOBIOV ROVFIOV NIKOPOLITWN PROC ICTRON, Serapis standing left, holding sceptre and raising right hand
Struck at Nikopolis ad Istrum under Legate Rufus, 218-222 AD
12.22g, 27mm
Moushmov 1443

Now, my other coin, same mint, AE26
Struck at Nikopolis ad Istrum under Legate Rufus, 218-222 AD
14.13g, 26mm
Moushmov 1433

 

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I agree. Which of the two was struck first? I think I see a clue.

 

I don't see the clue. I see the wear difference. Perhaps the "K" might signal that the first coin above was the second coin struck?

 

I believe the second was the first coin struck.

 

If there is a die break at the K and the eagle coin shows it less severely broken, then that coin would seem to be earlier. Now the challenge is to find another coin with no break in that location and another with a break twice the size of the worst here. I have known people who specialized in broken dies.

 

Ha! I was correct then. Maybe I'm getting better at this. But then again.....

I'll be keeping my eyes open for another match. Thanks Doug

 

Patience may well lead you to finding die matches now that you are looking for them.

This one isn't mine but a double die match to our eagle.

 

That's cool

 

That's a great find Martin. I'm not so certain I am very good at identifying die matches. This one was rather easy for me, but I will be looking. Hmm, where did you find that reverse?

 

Nice coins. Always fun to find die matches.

 

acsearch

 

Thanks

 

Here is the record in question:-

http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=44772

 

Here is a double die match to your other coin from WildWinds:-



Another obverse die match from WW

 

Great new coin, Bing => congrats, my friend!!

Sadly, I am the worst at die-matching and/or spotting the difference ...




... but "enjoy" (I admit that it is a valuable life/coin-skill)


=> I wish that I was far more patient ... and/or had far more spare time!! (congrats, again!!)

 

i'm also horrible at picking them out...but like seeing them when someone shows me...pretty nice coins everyone.