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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 8320404, member: 31620&quot;]You can get overstrikes where there is no sign of the understrike on the reverse.... Take the following coin for example:-</p><p><br /></p><p>Silver Tetradrachm of Ptolemy I Soter, founder of the Pteolmaic Kingdom</p><p>Obv:– Diademed head of Ptolemy I right wearing aegis</p><p>Rev:– ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, monogram left</p><p>Minted in Alexandria, B.C. 294</p><p>Reference:– Svoronos 236, SNG Cop 75</p><p>14.379g, 29.9mm, 0o</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin has the signature of the Delta artist behind the ear (between the ear and the first curl near the neck).</p><p><br /></p><p>It came with the following note:-</p><p><br /></p><p>Struck on a briefly used standard of 21-attic obols. Broad flan. Overstruck over an Alexander tetradrachm, which had a banker&#039;s mark. Undertype visible at 4:00 on obverse. Minor chip. Rare overstrike!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/Ptolemaic_Kingdom_1a_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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