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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1790941, member: 19463&quot;]As mentioned in another thread, Ancient coins frequently show minor errors that would make them very desirable by the standards of modern collectors but detract from the interest/value of ancients.&nbsp; At some point error can become so extreme that they overcome the stigma of being defective and may even be worth (usually slightly) more than a fully normal coin.&nbsp; This is even quite a matter of opinion since there are many ancient coin collectors that have absolutely no interest in errors and consider the coins of the level shown here just plain defective and worthless.&nbsp; This post is to suggest to beginners that they should not pay extra for a &#039;variety&#039; based on their modern standards but be aware of this special situation for ancients.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Anyone having really wild errors is invited to post them.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>[ATTACH=full]289001[/ATTACH]</p><p>Double struck with forehead repeated just left of the main strike - boring! - not nearly bad enough to add value</p><p>[ATTACH=full]289002[/ATTACH]</p><p>Die crack at hairline on obverse - again worthless as an added value feature</p><p>[ATTACH=full]289003[/ATTACH]</p><p>Flipover double strike with the first strike being a reverse brockage - If you don&#039;t like this one, you don&#039;t like errors.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]289004[/ATTACH]</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Constantius Gallus falling horseman overstruck on Constantius II 2 captives type.&nbsp; This is only a premium item because there is enough legend to identify both coins fully.&nbsp; An undertype that is not identifiable would be just a fault.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>[ATTACH=full]289007[/ATTACH]</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>A&nbsp; chunk of the die broke out leaving a large cud to the upper left of Arathusa&#039;s head.&nbsp; This is only of any merit because the massive die study by Boehringer on coins of Syracuse allows following the progress of such breaks from start to when they had to retire the die.&nbsp; This adds no value but detracts little either.[ATTACH=full]289017[/ATTACH]The reverse was struck twice with one upside down so the mintmark appears at top and bottom.&nbsp; This adds nothing but would IMHO if you could establish that a different die was used for the two strikes.&nbsp; These exist and are considered quite worth owning by some of us.&nbsp; [ATTACH=full]289021[/ATTACH]This Theodosius I was published in an old Numismatist magazine article before I owned it (I have lost thee reference).&nbsp; No one then noticed that the reverse legend has a misspelling (GLORAI for GLORIA) but, seriously, who cares.&nbsp; Let the US mint misspell PLURIBUS and see who cares.&nbsp; No fair!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>That is enough for now.&nbsp; Who has error coins to show?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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