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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Severus Alexander, post: 3674174, member: 84744&quot;]I believe Woytek has argued the dumpy elephant was struck in Spain or Gaul.&nbsp; There are examples showing multiple anvil dies, usually the elephant side, which was apparently a common practice there.&nbsp; In reviewing Woytek&#039;s argument, Crawford doubts practices were uniform for this issue.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>What about the argument that exergues are never found on the obverse?&nbsp; It&#039;s pretty normal for names to appear on the reverse (including on Caesar&#039;s other issues), so I don&#039;t think the second point holds.&nbsp; On the first point, about the concavity, I bow to your greater experience!&nbsp; On the other hand, Crawford puts the implements on the obverse, and there are more elephant dies, 750 vs. 833 (reverses wear out faster).&nbsp; I&#039;m not sure what to think!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Excellent answer, [USER=32619]@Jwt708[/USER]![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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