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Here's my favorite "error" - a previously posted 180 double strike brockage. It appears someone picked up a brockage from the floor and gave it another shot. I especially like that both faces are recognizable. Also it appears that these are two different obverse dies if you look at the chins and noses.

C Considius Paetus AR Denarius. 46 BC.
Obv: Laureate head of Apollo right
Rev: Curule chair, garlanded, on which lies wreath, C CONSIDI above, PAETI in exergue
Ref: Syd 991, Cr465/2a.

Next: anything in the mis-strike, over-strike, double-strike or brockage family

 

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Hi All,

This overstrike can be used to confirm the order of the controls for the coins of this series.




Ptolemy II Philadelphos (285-246 BCE)
Cyprus, Uncertain Mint 22 (Probably On Cyprus)
Series 2, Bronze Weight Standard 1 - probably early 260s BCE

Æ Obol
Size: 21 mm
Wieght: 9 g

OBV: Alexander the Great in elephant scalp headdress facing right wearing scaly aegis tied by snakes. No centration depresion. Dotted border.
REV: Εagle on thunderbolt facing left, wings closed; In left field: ΔΙ above grain ear. Legend to left: [ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ]; to right: ΒΑΣΙΛΕ[ΩΣ]. No centration depresion. Dotted border.

Refs: Lorber CPE-B0318**; Sv-382 / Sv-363, pl xi. 9 [19 listed]; COP-99 (die axis 12:00)

**This coin noted in CPE references description under coins CPE-B311 and CPE-B318

Next: Let's keep it going, any overstruck, mistruck, double-struck, or similar.



- Broucheion

 

Very cool overstrike! What's next?

 

Struck facing 3 of the four directions of the compass.I promise to share a better picture in the future:


Next up: a coin of @dougsmit 's, who is sorely missed in this thread

 

Here's a nice Lysimachus drachm that Doug posted recently. Really nice centering on this one, especially the reverse, plus a top notch photo, a hallmark of Doug.



Next: With so many of us sheltered in place during this pandemic, many have undoubtedly grown some interesting hair styles, so to speak.

So, let's see any coin that has the ultimate COVID-19 hair! Wild men and wild women are welcome!

 

The wildest hair I could find.
I'm sure there's even wilder out there somewhere...




Gela, AE Tetras. 4, 20 gr, 17 mm. ca. 420-405 BC.
Obv: bull standing left, olive leaf above. Three pellets below.
Rev: horned head of river god Gelas to right, barley grain to left.
CNS 32, HGC 2, 379

Next: baldness.

 

Too late

 

Next up: more wild hair!

 

WILD MAN:


RR Porcius Cato AR Quinarius 89 BC Bacchus Liber Victory seated S 248 Cr 343-2

He should look a little more like this:


Next: More Wild Man / Wild Hair

 

I'd say Zeus's hair passes as rebelliously long, Wild God hair:


Next up: More wild looking men

 

RR denarius with Gaul on obverse ( occasionally theororized to be Vercingetorix).

next - coin from Gallia.

 

A medal of Gallia
France, medal, Gallia, 1930, Morlon, Silvered

an RR denarius of a captive from Gaul:

L. Hostilius Saserna, 48 BC, AR Denarius, Rome mint
Obv: A Gallic woman, with carnyx warrior's trumpet behind
Rev: Artemis facing front, holding a leaping deer by the antlers and, with the other hand, a spear

a coin minted in Gaul:
C. Valerius Flaccus, 82 BC, AR Denarius, Massalia mint
Obv: Winged and draped bust of Victory right; X behind
Rev: Aquila between two signa inscribed H (hastati) and P (principes), respectively; C VAL FLA upward to left, IMPERAT upward to right, EX S C across lower field, line border.
Ref: Crawford 365/1b (control letter behind), Valeria 12

Next: more from Gallia

 

CELTIC, Northwest Gaul. Carnutes. Circa 100-50 BC. Æ
O: Celticized head to right
R: Two eagles flying right; to left, pentagram; between eagles, cross with pellet in each quarter; to right, serpent.
DT 2582. LT 6088

NEXT: ANOTHER COIN FROM GALLIA

 

Frankish Gaul:

Louis the Pious, Carolingian Empire
AR denier
Obv: + HLVDOVVICVS IMP, legend around cross in circle
Rev: + METALLVM, legend around cross in circle
Mint: Metallum
Date: 816-819 AD
Ref: MEC 762



Something different this time. Next theme: Medieval European silver

 

Freiburg im Breisgau
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freiburg_im_Breisgau
Freiburg City or surrounding "Breisgau" county.
AR Brakteat
AD ca. 1250
Obv.: Winged fabulous animals to the right.
Rev.: -
AR, 17mm, 0.36g
Ref.: Wielandt 44, Berger 2432 (Freiburg), Slg. Wüthrich 54 (this coin)

Next: one sided coin

 

Salzburg AR Uniface Zweier. Mathiaus 1519-40
Arms of Salzburg and Mattaus side-by-side, bishop's hat above, date below.

Next: Jeton or Rechenpfennig

 

Counter Token/Jeton
by Hans Krauwinckel, Nuremberg, AD 1586-1635
Obv.: APOLLO DIANA /in ex. H . K . - Apollo with harp to left. Diana with dog, spear, arrow and quiver to right.
Rev.: MELIAGER - Meleagros, left, giving Atlante, to the right, head of a killed boar.
AE, 4.63g, 27mm
Ref.: Stalzer Pl. 35, 307.

Next: another Rechenpfennig / Counter token

 

Netherlands Rechenpfennig. Dreimaster segelschiff-Durch Glück und Kunst Louis XV / Segelschiff(sailing boat) - durch Glück und Kunst(by luck and art), Johann George Holtzhey 1695-1760.

Next: another Rechenpfennig / Counter token

 

next: another one

 

Nürnberg, Rechenpfennig. Dietzel, Johann Jakob
Obv: Ludwig XV. (1701-1748)
Rev: Park with fountain. Rv: AD.NVTVM.ASSVRGVNT RECH•PF/I.I.D.

Next: More Rechenpfennig/jeton