Traces of Double Striking?

I was researching coins depicting Apollo when I came across this in NAC auction 72, not my coin, but I wish it was:


Gar, Ver, Ogul . Denarius 86, AR 4.00 g. Laureate head of Apollo r.; below neck truncation, thunderbolt. Rev. Jupiter in fast quadriga r., holding reins and hurling thunderbolt. Sydenham 720. Crawford 350A/2. Rare. Traces of double-striking.

I love the cataloger's understated description: "Traces of double-striking."

Right, traces.

The ancients did not need photoshop.



Stevex6 would "like" this...maybe I should post it on Forum?

 

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If that is what he calls "traces of double striking", I wonder what it would take for him to simply call a coin double struck?

 

Almost makes me dizzy looking at it. Steve would love it as many of us would.

 

Besides the dramatic appearance, I think it is interesting that both sides are almost equally double struck. I guess this must indicate the flan slipped from both dies and did not "stick" to one or the other between strikes.

 

To me, this was a minor trace of double strike (yes, my coin):

The Coin:


Double vs. Normal Strike:

RR M Furius LF Philus AR Denarius 119 BCE Janus Sear 156

 

Oh man, that creepy double eyed double strike...weirds me out!

Sometimes, things really don't need to be explained to us do they?

 

LOL

 

A minor trace, lol.

 

I have enough double strikes that I am getting picky on just how they show. This Septimius Severus denarius is a flipover double strike but special to me because both sides ahow the left side of the obverse and the right side of the reverse. True, one side is stronger on the obverse and the other is stronger on the reverse but the alignment is pretty near perfect. A goal would be a flipover this well aligned that ahowed equal striking so you could not tell one side from the other.

 

anyone want to see if my penny is worth anything it has alot of errors on the back of it

 

how do you post a picture?

 

Next to your Post Reply button, there is Upload a File.

 

An old favourite.

 

Welcome @Don111rexford.

 

The description on the OP coin is great! I have to imagine he has a great sense of humor. Here's my favorite with just the most subtle flip-over double strike.

 

Love that coin @Nemo

 

A very n eat coin

 

Flip overs add such a cool dimension to these. I like Doug's idea of a coin that looks the same on both sides.

 

I have a flip-over double-strike that looks like a hot mess:

(But, HEY! It is a TRIGA, and I love those. Only two RR issues were Triga...)

RR Clodius Pulcher T Mallius AR Den 111-110 BCE ERROR Flipover Double-Strike Roma Triga Craw 299/1b Sear 176