The coins were cast, not struck; that's why you're having trouble imagining how this could happen.
Just the way they made the flans.
Squarish flans were common in the mid-third-century. Here are a few of mine: [ATTACH] Philip II [ATTACH] Otacilia Severa [ATTACH] Trajan Decius...
This gives me the opportunity to re-post this Seleukid tet: [ATTACH] Cleopatra Thea, Queen of Syria, with son Antiochus VIII. Seleucid AR...
For many rulers, it's true the coins simply bear the images of two people. However, for Gordian III specifically, prior to his marriage to...
There are numerous denarii of Faustina I with a throne on the reverse, differing in reverse legend, left-facing or right-facing bust, bare-headed...
The reverse on the second one reads ETOC ZE, which means year 12. I'm thinking some city that indicated years in this way, such as Neapolis in...
Here are my only left-facing Probus issues: [ATTACH] Probus, AD 276-282. Roman billon antoninianus; 3.78 g, 20.1 mm, 11 h. Rome, AD 277-280....
That coin has a lovely patina and it's a nice example, with a lot of eye-appeal, @ancient coin hunter . It's actually from Moesia SUPERIOR, from...
I have been wanting a coin depicting Cybele riding a lion for some time. I have a number of coins depicting Cybele because I like her. Therefore,...
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As you know, I like these marriage issues of Gordian III and Tranquillina. This one is an architectural issue, too. From what I can tell, it looks...
It's from Macedonia, where Perseus was king. The BA stands for Basileus, meaning "king." The ΠΕ stands for Perseus.
My only Perseus coin, a tiny bronze: [ATTACH] Perseus, 179-168 BC. Greek AE 14.8 mm; 2.77 g Macedonia. Obv: Macedonian shield; wheel-ornament in...
I just have one with an unadorned exergue: [ATTACH]
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I'm partial to his marriage commemoratives, but here are some imperial issues: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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Neat coin! And yes, it's a feminine singular of rēstitūtus. The only other possibility would be the neuter plural, but that makes no sense in context.
That's because the seller didn't realize that in the ancient collecting community the slabs mean nothing and don't garner a premium. He expected...
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