Incuse Alexandria Troas

Dear All,

One of my new coins, a very strange & rare Alexandria Troas coin.
Gallienus, this is a ancient brockage coin.
I thought lets share it with you all.

 

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Superb brokage. Nice find!

 

Nice.

 

That is Interesting!!

I wonder if Doug has similar examples???

 

Well, if we're going to post brokage errors, I have a Nabataean of Rabbel II...

 

I have none even though I have tried on several occasions only to be outbid. But, really, if I think about it, I'm not sure why I want one.

 

To keep up with the Joneses, why else?

 

Ahhh, yes. That must be it. All joking aside, I see coins posted here all the time that peek my interest and eventually one ends up on my payroll. I'm not sure it's "keeping up" so much as "yep, that's one I want" syndrome.

 

I was outbid on an outstanding Pompey the Great brockage earlier today

 

My only brockage is an Emesa, Septimius Severus from the COS II issue.

 

oh cool, excellent brockage coin cyrrhus, the details on the "messed up" end are pretty dang good.

brockage coin is on my list.

 

Is it just me, or do Brockage coins seem to be more prevalent in silver? A bronze is definitely a sight to behold.

 

Brockages are much more common in silver and downright rare in large coins. I have rather few and try not to get any that don't show the incuse details most clearly. I feel the need to have a few to illustrate the 'species' but not to own one for every type that exists. The most common are probably the Republicans. Who can show a sestertius?
Read the legend

This Claudius dupondius is my largest but I think it might not count since it is barbarous.

When they started using pincher dies, reverse brockages became possible. This is COMES AVG but which of the Gallic rulers was on the obverse.

When a brockage is produced a regular obverse is pushed into the blank/ To me it makes sense that that coin would be damaged. Might the Septimius below have been the coin that stuck in the die and was obverse flattened when it produced a brockage? The reverse might be normal or even better struck since it got a second blow while stuck. I'll never be able to prove it but I like the theory.

 

2day on ebay.


I did not win :-(

 

Was anyone here the lucky winner of this Pompey brockage? It was auctioned today in Brussels. I bid live several times but gave up due to stiff competition. It's a stunning example and I regret not pushing harder, although who knows how high the winner would have gone...

 

Hi tif,

I know the feeling, hadrian above made 312 €
2x i thought max

 

=> 100%

Brockage error coins? ... why yes I do have a couple (I heard that Bing doesn't have any ... hey, what's wrong with Bing?)



... jokes ...

Oh, but I do have a couple of very cool brockage errors ...

L. Thorius Balbus Brockage Error
105 BC
Juno/Goat & Brockage Error



ILLYRIA, Dyrrhachion (Exephron, magistrate)
AR Drachm Brockage Error
Circa 200-37 BC
Diameter: 18 mm
Weight: 2.95 grams
Obverse: Cow standing right, looking back at suckling calf standing left below; EXEΦΡΩΝ above
Reverse: Incuse of obverse



... by the way, the Jones family is totally over-rated!! (they collect stamps)

 

Jeez, Guys.....Now I have to add 'brockage errors' to my collecting list too !!

 

I just can't find any interest in them. I'd rather have your Balbus coin with a good strike any day.

 

Bing => man, I'm sorry about your Red Wings!! (my Canucks are out as well)

............... *sigh*