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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 25480984, member: 51347&quot;]My overstrikes were intentional, as the Victors in these wars repurposed the money:</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is one, that was sold to me as JANUS...</p><p><br /></p><p>(I knew that it was not a Janus As... but had to learn what it was all about.)</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2022-3-2_16-32-39-png.1449380/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2022-3-2_16-32-39-png.1449380/"><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2022-3-2_16-32-39-png.1449380/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p>RR Anon AE Sextans-Hieron II Overstrike 214-212 BCE S1211 Cr69-6</p><p><br /></p><p>This was sold as a Roman Republic Janus Head... none were ever this small. It turns out to be an overstrike of a Roman Sextans over a Syracuse Hieron II.</p><p><br /></p><p>A) Sicily, Syracuse, Hieron II, 275-215 BCE AE head of Poseidon left, rev. IEP-ÙNOÓ, trident flanked by dolphins, Ó[?] below (SNG Morcom 828 var.), dark green patina.</p><p>Obv. Diademed head of Poseidon left.</p><p>Rev. IEPΩNOΣ, Ornamented trident head flanked by two dolphins; below, N.</p><p><br /></p><p>OVERSTRUCK by:</p><p><br /></p><p>B) Anonymous AE-Sextans, Sicily, 211-208 BC.</p><p>Head of Mercury right wearing winged petasos; • • above. Rev. Prow of galley right; grain ear above, IC before, ROMA below.</p><p>Crawford 69/6b; Sydenham 310d; BMCRR 280.</p><p><br /></p><p>19mm / 5.3g</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2021-2-25_19-28-51-png.1259904/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2021-2-25_19-28-51-png.1259904/"><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2021-2-25_19-28-51-png.1259904/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p>Sicily Syracuse Hieron II 275-215 BCE AE20 Poseidon Trident Dolphin Left</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Then Rome conquered them, and overstruck their AE&#039;s to make Sextans:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2021-2-25_19-31-58-png.1259906/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2021-2-25_19-31-58-png.1259906/"><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2021-2-25_19-31-58-png.1259906/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p>RR Anon AE Sextans 211-206 BCE Prob Sicily-Katana mintage Cr 69-6a Sear 1211</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>But some of the overstrikes were not &quot;too perfect&quot;. The Dealer tried to tell me this was a Janiform! It was a cool deal for me... He did not know.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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