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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Harry G, post: 8068324, member: 105282&quot;]Hi all!</p><p><br /></p><p>I was browsing the latest Leu auction, and saw that the were selling this antoninianus of Gallienus, described as &quot;An unusually heavy example, struck on a broad and medallic flan&quot;. It is a very nice piece</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://leunumismatik.com/source/images/auction/29/03194q00.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I actually have a similar (though much worse condition) one on a slightly larger flan. It came from one of the lots in a Roma auction. Both coins have the same reverse</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1398874[/ATTACH] </p><p>(The coin does look much better in hand, with some traces of silvering on the reverse)</p><p><br /></p><p>Why were these coins struck on flans that were much larger than necessary? Was it simply an error, or did the have some other purpose?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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