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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 3253690, member: 44316&quot;]The fire-altar side is usually the reverse and would, therefore, be struck with the pile die. So, I wonder if you meant to say &quot;the anvil die wasn&#039;t always the <b>head</b> side.&quot; [More about this below.]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I am not so sure. The anvil die projected up from the anvil and had an circular edge just like the reverse die. The obverse of a coin can curl up around the die like yours does. I admit that in Greek coins the reverse die was often smaller in diameter and we commonly see Greek coins with the metal curled up around the die on the reverse side and hardly ever see the edge of the obverse die (e.g. Athens owls). But, on your coin, we can see the edges of both dies (8:00 - 1:00 on the off-center obverse, 12:00-3:00 on the reverse). I think the head side is still the obverse. Your coin shows the two dies have about the same diameter--it is just that the obverse is so off-center than the flan extended beyond the die, which may have been the obverse die like usual.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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