The mail carrier graced me again today with a new coin but I have not yet decided if it is what I hoped it was or just an ugly denarius worth about what I paid. In either event, few people would buy it because of how ugly it is in tone (uneven) and with damage on both sides. I have discussed the Stannard scoop weight adjusted coins before here (part of the 'al marco' weight system) so I'll leave that for anyone to research on CT or elsewhere. I had said before that a high want of mine is a coin that had a separate scoop removed from each side of the coin rather than the weakness on one side just being the result of thin metal not filling the flan. This one may be a two sider. It is harder to tell because there is a banker's mark centered in the reverse low spot that created a dome on low part of the obverse scooped area. My photo is not terribly clear on the reverse so it is not fair to ask for diagnoses based on the photos. The coin will require more study but I am still in the market for one that I am sure was scooped twice. I'm hopeful but will need to look at the coin several more times and solicit opinions when I go to shows before I decide whether I believe in this coin or not. The T's show the top of the two sides. This is a normal, unscooped Bursio with different letters and minor device. These are assorted single scooped coins.
Although the coins are interesting for us collectors but it doesn't make sense why they didn't melt the coin down, make a new flan and then restrike. I guess quality control wasn't thought of back then?
Be interesting to see if there is any replies to the Forvm thread on this particular coin of yours. My only scoop. PUBLIUS FURIUS CRASSIPES (84 B.C.) AR Denarius O: AED CVR, turretted head of Cybele right. Long oval gouge and tool mark across Cybele's head (al marco weight adjustments). R: Curule chair inscribed P FOVRIUS, CRASSIPES in exergue. Rome Mint 3.9g 20.5mm RCV 275 Publius Furius strikes here not as moneyer, but as a special issue in his role as Curule Aedile, hence the curule chair bearing his name.
Very cool addition ... oh, and as always I am your biggest fan, but if I was a gamblin' man (and I am) I would say that whatever instrument made that banker's mark also "smudged/compressed" the immediate surrounding area ... ummm, but I've been wrong several times before You rock, Mentor!!
I learn stuff every day at CT. I want to point folks to post #16 of this previous thread: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/one-scoop-please.256181/#post-2031404 I had seen post #1 & others but somehow I missed post #16 until today. (It came up in a search of the name "Stannard".)
Doug, are you sure the new purchase is even a "one-sider"? It's difficult to tell from the pictures, but it looks punched rather than scooped, like some form of post-mint damage.
