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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Victor_Clark, post: 25587437, member: 10613&quot;]I enjoy error coins and have a small collection of brockages.</p><p><br /></p><p>A brockage occurs when the coin gets stuck to the die and the next strike produces a mirror image on one side of the planchet.</p><p><br /></p><p>These are fairly common; though reverse brockages are rarer than obverse, because the mint worker could more easily see if the planchet was stuck to the obverse die.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1638160[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>this is a reverse brockage for Gallienus</p><p><br /></p><p>The reverse is AETERNITAS AVG, Saturn with harpa standing right; PXV in exergue. RIC 606</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1638161[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Partial reverse brockage</p><p><br /></p><p>Constantine I</p><p>A.D. 320</p><p>18x19mm 2.3g</p><p>CONST-[ANTINVS AVG]; helmeted and cuirassed bust right.</p><p>VIRTVS EXERCIT, [Valor of the army] Standard inscribed VOT/XX with captive seated on ground on either side, S-F across fields.</p><p>in ex. AQ[P]</p><p>RIC VII Aquileia 48</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1638162[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Constantine I</p><p>A.D. 318- 320</p><p>20x21mm 3.2g</p><p>obverse brockage Siscia mint</p><p>should have been VICT[ORIAE] LAETAE PRINC PERP reverse</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1638163[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Constantine I</p><p>A.D. 320</p><p>17mm 3.6g</p><p>CONS-TANTINVS AVG; high crested helmet (bowl shaped) and cuirassed bust right.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>For reverse see--</p><p><br /></p><p>VICTORIAE LAET PRINC PERP; two Victories stg., facing one another, together holding shield inscribed VOT PR on altar.</p><p>in ex. P [2 captives] L</p><p>RIC VII Lyons 79</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse brockage</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1638164[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse brockage</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This Constantine I brockage has a line under the reverse bust. For some obscure reason, somebody did this to the flan before striking; which is why the bust obscures most of it.</p><p><br /></p><p>21mm 2.9g</p><p>IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1638167[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Constantine I</p><p>20x21&nbsp;&nbsp; 3.3g</p><p>IOVI CONSERVATORI</p><p>Siscia</p><p><br /></p><p>obverse brockage</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1638168[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Constantine I </p><p>19x20&nbsp; &nbsp; 3.0</p><p>SOLI INVICTO COMITI</p><p>Rome</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse brockage</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1638169[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Constantinopolis brockage from Trier</p><p>15mm 1.8g</p><p><br /></p><p>Ex 1989 Nether Compton (Dorset) Hoard[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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