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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 3505382, member: 31620&quot;]There are so many factors involved in the resulting coin....</p><p><br /></p><p>the thickness of the metal across the blank flan i.e. is there enough metal to fill the devices. On the following coin for example, there simply wasn&#039;t enough metal at the centre parts of the blank to fill the centre of the portrait or the centre of Jupiter. These flat areas are from the striking process rather then wear.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI%20146bj%20img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>after a number of strikes metal can be left in the die from previous strikes which can build up over time resulting in letters being almost obliterated from the resulting coin. On the following coin the reverse legend is FELECITAS TEMPOR but several letters remain as ghostly outlines of the originals</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_065bz_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>How even is the strike? Here there is a slightly uneven strike meaning that there was no enough force at 6-8 o&#039;clock on the obverse, translating to 11-1 on the reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_148u_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The result can be much more pronounced, especially when the uneven strike is off centre</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/Papia_1c_img~0.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/Papia_1c_edge.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The you have die wear, double strikes, shifts and so many other factors that can impact on the resulting coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am just saying that a weakness in the end coin is not necessarily a direct result of the engraving of the dies.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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