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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Finn235, post: 3504830, member: 98035&quot;]I had read (can&#039;t remember where) that it&#039;s possible that rather than engraving dies over and over, the Romans used a rudimentary hubbing technology, e.g. a pre-engraved obverse and reverse punch, and one each for obverse and reverse legends. I have several that show signs of the dies being &quot;refreshed&quot; and partially obscuring the legend.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gordian III - notice that the reverse legend from about 1:00 to 3:00 only shows the top half of each letter[ATTACH=full]929349[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Constantine II - The obverse legend is nearly impossible to read!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]929352[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Julia Mamaea - Fecunditas is markedly more clear than anything else on the reverse?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]929356[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Maximinus I - Weakness near 12-2:00 forming a neat arc</p><p>[ATTACH=full]929357[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Macrinus - A nice ring of legend weakness in the obverse around a very crisp portrait</p><p>[ATTACH=full]929358[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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