Ancients => Double-Double-strike-strike

This is the 5th coin that I scored during last Wednesday's auction ...

Ummm, in case you can't see it right away =>it's a sweet double-strike hut-coin!

I think it's pretty awesome ... I hope you guys like it too

Constans. Æ Centenionalis
Nicomedia mint, 2nd officina.
Struck AD 348-350
AD 337-350
Diameter: 20.5 mm
Weight: 2.84 grams
Obverse: Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust left, holding globe
Reverse: Soldier advancing right, head left, holding spear and leading boy away from hut; SMNB
Reference: RIC VIII 70; LRBC 2291
Other: 12h … attractive brown, porous surfaces
=> Dramatic double strike on reverse

 

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Cool cool coin coin !

QQ

 

Hey, it's a quiet Sunday afternoon, so please feel free to unload whatever you want ... Constans coins, Hut-coins, double-strikes, Sunday dinner photos, etc

 

WOW! NICE double-strike, totally UPSIDE-DOWN! Nice! Not being an LRB collector, I would have gone after that!

I have a couple:


RR Clodius Pulcher T Mallius AR Den 111-110 BCE
ERROR Flipover Double-Strike Roma Triga Craw 299/1b Sear 176



RR M Furius ERROR DOUBLE-STRIKE AR Denarius 119 BCE
Janus Trophy Carnyx Sear 156 Cr 281/1

 

Great examples, Gandalf ... thanks for your great participation spirit!!



Here are my other two Constans examples ...

 

I can toss in a slight double strike (far from a dramatic one) giving the impression Jupiter isn't straight in his boots


Gordian III, Sestertius minted in Rome, AD 241/243
IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate and draped bust right, seen from behind
IOVI STATORI, Jupiter standing, looking right, holding thuderbolt and sceptre. S C in field
20,18 gr
Ref : Cohen #111, RCV # 8710, RIC # 298a

Q

 

Thats a neat flip.

Looks like a shotty built temple.

 

Here's a Parthian double-struck drachm of Orodes II (57-38 BC):

 

Thats really neat !

 

What strike be as doubly interesting here is the near evenness of the two strikes. More commonly one strike overpowers the other much more than seen here.

 

Double nero sestertius


nero fore sharp

 

Aha... there's the stevex6 coin I was talking about! That's a pretty crazy double strike. Glad to see you scored it, afterall.

I have these two to contribute, though neither is quite as dramatic as yours.

 

Great double-strikes, fellas ... thanks for posting

Ummm, I have a lot of over-strikes and counter-marks, but I'm pretty sure that this is my only double-strike!!

=> please keep your cool examples coming!!

 

@stevex6 Great example of a flip-over double strike. The reverse looks really interesting.

Roman Republican Denarius, 121 BC
Mint - Crawford says Rome; Grueber says Central Italy; Sydenham says Rome and other
Issued by C.PLVTI, Caius Plutius
Title of issuer moneyer
Weight 3.92g, this coin
I found 38 examples (before I stopped looking). It is interesting how close the weights of this issue. Weight and diameter stats are:
Weight - max 3.94
Weight - min 3.24
Weight - avg 3.82
Weight - st dev 0.130
Diameter - max 19.2
Diameter - min 18.3
Diameter - max 19.9
Diameter - min 17.0
Diameter - avg 18.1
Diameter - st dev 0.72
Cr 278 / 1
BMCRR Itly 454 - 460
Sear: 153
Bab Plutia 1
CRR 410 / 414 based on helmet style
RBW 1101
NMWar 451 451 - 455
Albert 1038
Grade gVF
Centering well centered
Strike good strike, Flip-over double strike
Flan flaws double strike
Style Sydenham says that those with helmet style E3 and other characteristics of the mint in Rome are rare -> #410. He says #414 has helmet style F1. I could not tell the difference. Crawford and Sear do not differentiate.
Patination light toning
Damage none
Obverse Helmeted head of Roma R, behind X
Reverse Dioscuri charging R, holding spears, below C.PLUTI, on partial tablet ROMA. Crawford notes the late use of this form of L.

The seller's pic -

 

This marriage issue of Gordian III and Tranquillina from Anchialus in Thrace is double struck, more apparent on the obverse.

 

Very cool 'double strike' Steve!!!

'Oddities' of the kind always interest me.

 

Looking through BEER GOGGLES, I would NOT have a problem reading the legends... VERY nice!

 

Here's a funny effect of a double strike on a small part of the obverse legend on a Henri III quart d'ecu


Henri III (1574-1589) - Quart d'ecu 1583 F Atelier d'Angers (F)
HENRICVCV8 . (sic !) III . D : G . FRAN . ET . POL . REX . 1583, croix fleurdelisée
SIT . NOMEN . DNI . BENEDICTVM . 8, ecu de France couronné accosté de II et II, F a la pointe de l'ecu
9.36 gr
Ref : Ciani # 1438

The double strike on the obverse legend resulting in HENRICVCVS instead of HENRICVS gives a funny touch to this coin, Henri III being known for very controversial behavior with his "mignons" and famous for playing cup-and-ball game all the time

Q

 

This ancient shows evidence of a couple hits.

I've made some fun sets using Capital holders & a dremel tool. This one is penny, nickel, dime, quarter, & half with various double strikes (die struck reverse, uniface reverse, flip-over, etc).