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<p>[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 3584960, member: 98035"]1.1.2 Coin 9</p><p>24mm</p><p>3.96g</p><p>[ATTACH=full]956944[/ATTACH] </p><p>Hold up, is that a die match?</p><p><br /></p><p>Why yes it is! Here we have yet another extremely rare case of two coins made from the same die, this time purchased from the same seller and probably found together in the same hoard. Curiously, this one is struck on a flan a full 2mm larger in diameter, and a large unstruck rim is the result.</p><p><br /></p><p>The strike is distributed more evenly, so here we can see that the portrait's nose comes down to a sharp point that touches the ribbon below it. The stray dots are still present behind the head, but their purpose is still no more clear.</p><p><br /></p><p>The reverse confirms the 4-3-2-1 flame pattern, but the plot thickens as two additional dots appear at the top, next to the moon... I am not sure what to make of these![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 3584960, member: 98035"]1.1.2 Coin 9 24mm 3.96g [ATTACH=full]956944[/ATTACH] Hold up, is that a die match? Why yes it is! Here we have yet another extremely rare case of two coins made from the same die, this time purchased from the same seller and probably found together in the same hoard. Curiously, this one is struck on a flan a full 2mm larger in diameter, and a large unstruck rim is the result. The strike is distributed more evenly, so here we can see that the portrait's nose comes down to a sharp point that touches the ribbon below it. The stray dots are still present behind the head, but their purpose is still no more clear. The reverse confirms the 4-3-2-1 flame pattern, but the plot thickens as two additional dots appear at the top, next to the moon... I am not sure what to make of these![/QUOTE]
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