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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 2252684, member: 42773&quot;]Here&#039;s a modest reverse double strike on an ant of Diocletian. You can see two lines of inscription on the reverse. Notice that the obverse exhibits no evidence of a double strike. This is common on Roman double strikes as the emperor&#039;s portrait was generally placed on the stationary, or anvil die. The reverse was on the striking die. Thus, if a second strike was necessary, the flan would stay in place on the obverse die, while the reverse die would hit the coin again, frequently not in the same place as the first strike.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]445884[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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