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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Harry G, post: 8240915, member: 105282&quot;]Hi all!</p><p><br /></p><p>I just thought I&#039;d share an interesting addition to my collection - this antoninianus of Gallienus from Rome mint</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1450447[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin has two errors. Firstly, the obverse is slightly double struck, and, more interestingly, the reverse has (also) been double struck, but giving the effect of two Laetitia heads, and the legend TIA AVG TIA AVG. The reverse looks the same when viewing it upside down</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1450454[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>As aptly described by the seller, the reverse is like a playing card</p><p><img src="https://ih1.redbubble.net/image.356152245.1590/raf,750x1000,075,t,FFFFFF:97ab1c12de.u5.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>I would assume what happened is the coin was struck, then the reverse die was turned around, and the coin struck again, giving the obverse a regular double strike and the reverse an upside down strike. Of course, this is probably wrong. I know lots of you are much more familiar with how ancient coin striking works, so if you know how this coin were struck, please share!</p><p><br /></p><p>This is a coin that I&#039;ve had in my eBay watch list for a while now, but finally decided to buy it yesterday</p><p><br /></p><p>Please show me some ancient errors![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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