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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 3935765, member: 19463"]I see no wear on #7. The coin was struck very unevenly with a glancing blow. Sev called it a weak strike but there was nothing weak about the hammer blow; it was just uneven. I can imagine the upper die and coin shooting across the room and someone getting hurt if the hammer just barely caught the edge of the die. It is very fortunate that the good part of the strike on both sides is the important part of the design. If the hammer had favored the opposite edge, you would have no horses and no victory and a good bold Roman neck which I douubt you would have considered buying. As it is, the coin is interesting. Coins 1,3, 5 and 6 are really great. The hairstyle on Faustina takes her to the head of my list.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 3935765, member: 19463"]I see no wear on #7. The coin was struck very unevenly with a glancing blow. Sev called it a weak strike but there was nothing weak about the hammer blow; it was just uneven. I can imagine the upper die and coin shooting across the room and someone getting hurt if the hammer just barely caught the edge of the die. It is very fortunate that the good part of the strike on both sides is the important part of the design. If the hammer had favored the opposite edge, you would have no horses and no victory and a good bold Roman neck which I douubt you would have considered buying. As it is, the coin is interesting. Coins 1,3, 5 and 6 are really great. The hairstyle on Faustina takes her to the head of my list.[/QUOTE]
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