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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Windchild, post: 1785718, member: 44189&quot;]Byzantion, Thrace</p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/35509/Byzantion_Thrace_Half_Siglos.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>AR Half Siglos</p><p>357-340BC</p><p>ΠΥ</p><p>Heifer standing left on dolphin foreleg raised</p><p>(no legend)</p><p>Incuse square of mill-sail pattern, punched surfaces textured with dots</p><p>Sear GCV 1581&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And, for your question:</p><p><br /></p><p>David Sear wrote: &quot;The reverse die, consisting merely of a square or oblong punch was employed simply to hold the blank firmly in position during the striking and to ensure that sufficient pressure was exerted to obtain a clear impression of the obverse die.&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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