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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2552200, member: 19463&quot;]Another fabric thing I look for in this period are examples of sestertii struck with the obverse field cupped a bit and the reverse field flat.&nbsp; The opposite is usual and taken to be a sign of thereverse die being the punch while the portrait is on the anvil.&nbsp; I suspect the two coins below could have been made in the opposite way.&nbsp; There are a few coins of the period with two heads which I always wondered if were accidents made possible by the existence of some portrait punch dies.&nbsp; The difference is really a lot easier to see in hand than on photos.&nbsp; Does anyone know of a professional level explanatio of this phenomenon?</p><p>Marcus Aurelius</p><p>[ATTACH=full]548513[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Faustina II</p><p>[ATTACH=full]548514[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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