front-back misshape campgate coin from Trier. RIC VII, No 479. 3.85 gr, 19.06 mm. bust b4l. obv tekst: constantinusiulnobc. rev. tekst: providen-tiaecaess. mintmark not showing ok. Foto taken 90° anti-clock wise P or S not visible. T,R and cresent with point.
Looks to me as if the coin has had both dies struck on both faces....Not sure of the technical term for this? The wide headband matches the top row of blocks of the camp gate with the beacon bases..The reverse shows the tail at the back of the portrait with neck... Neat coin!
Very interesting. Maybe the coin flipped around after the first correct strike and in a second strike the obverse was struck by the reverse die and the reverse was struck by the obverse die.
This coin is without question a flip-over double strike . Last year I scored a gold solidus of Zeno that is also a flip-over double strike with images that are not as dramatic as this bronze coin .
Flipover double strikes can be fun if a bit messy. This denarius of Septimius Severus is aligned relatively the same on both sides. Both sides show PATER from MARS PATER at the right and the obverse legend at the left.
Haha nice, I like it. Looks like a Karate Kid headband. My only ancient error. Tiberius (14 37 A.D.) AR Denarius O: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS, Laureate head right, R: PONTIF MAXIM, Female figure seated right, holding sceptre and branch. Lugdunum Mint 3.75g 19mm RIC 26; BMC 34; RSC 16
To me, it looks like he is wearing one of those helmets that babies sometimes wear to get their skulls shaped the right way. IDK why but that's what I keep seeing.
