Radiate Metal Flow Lines

I am am a big sucker for radiate metal flow lines. These flow lines appear more readily on worn dies. This is because metal tends to flow across the die along the same radiate lines over and over creating the radiate wear (flow lines). The more worn the die, the stronger the radiate lines. The tradeoff is that that detail of the coin can be lost. You can see the loss of detail on the Rx of this Lucius Verus. I still find the reverse yto be attractive despite the wear. It is obverse that most shows off the radiate flow lines and decent portrait of Lucius.

Show off your radiate metal flow lines here

Lucius Verus Denarius.
O: IMP L AVREL VERVS AVG, bare head right
Rx: PROV DEOR TR P COS II, Providentia standing, head left, holding globe and cornucopia.
RIC 463

 

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I know I have many, but I do not indicate on my catalog and thus it's a long sludge to find them. Regardless, I know of this one off hand:

 

Quite a bit on the reverse of this denarius of Crispina:

 

flow lines are HOT






Gordian III, AR Antoninianus, 241 AD

O: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG ,Radiate bust right, draped and cuirassed, R: PM TR P IIII COS II PP - Emperor standing right, holding a spear and a globe. Rome mint. RIC 92, 24 mm, 4.1g.

 

Antoninus Pius Denarius (as Caesar)

Obv:- IMP T AEL CAES ANTONINVS, Bare head right
Rev:- TRIB POT COS, Concordia,standing left, holding patera and cornucopiae.
Minted in Rome. February 25th to July 10th A.D. 138
Reference(s) – Cohen 1061. RIC II (Hadrian), p. 294 450 (C). BMC 1010, Strack 408

Flow lines both sides

 

Ummm, I have to take-off and go to the lake for a romantic dinner at the marina, but I figured that I'd drop this favourite of mine ...

Arcadius (*jazz-hands*)



... I'll try to find more later tonight, or tomorrow

=> congrats on a cool OP-coin

 

I have a Lucius Verus with some serious flow lines as well.



Enlarged section:


I also like how the flow lines developed on the Aquilia Severa denarius and Galerius argenteus below:

 

I have been away from the electronics and just got time to check in. You guys rock! Those are some fantastic flow lines!!! I will have to start digging for some more of mine.

 

Here is Titus with a mohawk.

Here is a Gordian / Apollo. I gotta get some new pics.