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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1843448, member: 19463&quot;]Today I added another example of a coin overstruck on an earlier coin,&nbsp; I like these when, and only when, it is possible to identify the coins that contributed to the mess.&nbsp; This one is relatively common and also one of a kind.&nbsp; It is common because there seem to be quite a few coins of Carausius overstruck on earlier coins but the exact way the two designs merge on the one flan will be unique for each specimen.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Carausius, Pax reverse,&nbsp; overstruck on Victorinus, Salus reverse:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]306673[/ATTACH] </p><p>On the obverse starting at 9 o&#039;clock we see IPMCVI.&nbsp; There are a few spikes from Victorinus&#039; crown growing out of Carausius&#039; head but most of the obverse belongs to Carausius.&nbsp; At about 1 o&#039;clock we see VSIVSPFAV (what happened to the G???) and the profile of the face is clear.&nbsp; Beyond Carausius&#039; shoulder at 8 o&#039;clock is a bold I and weak M from Carausius&#039; IMP legend.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The Carausius reverse was PAX AVG but all we see is the very bottom of the X and a bold AVG.&nbsp; I show the reverse upside down for the Carausius strike to make it easier to see the Victorinus component.&nbsp; Salus, from Victorinus, is standing to the right and holding a snake whose head is touching the A of SAV (1 to 3 o&#039;clock).&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Often it helps in understanding overstrikes if you have a coin like the undertype for comparison.&nbsp; I don&#039;t own one now but will be looking for a fairly priced one.&nbsp; For now, here is one from acsearch:</p><p><a href="http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=551715" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=551715" rel="nofollow">http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=551715</a></p><p>Even a coin of the top strike can be illustrative.&nbsp; From the Carausius below, I suspect that my coin has the field letters P - O showing.&nbsp; Style suggests it is London mint.&nbsp; Is the stroke left of Salus&#039; head part of the mintmark from the Carausius coin?&nbsp; </p><p><a href="http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=662907" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=662907" rel="nofollow">http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=662907</a></p><p>The most common overstrikes are Byzantine but there are nice coins from most periods.&nbsp; A friend once showed me a coin I really wanted that was clearly Septimius Severus overstruck on Pescennius Niger.&nbsp; That coin is now in the British Museum collection but I&#039;m always hoping to find another example.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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