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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 2252714, member: 42773&quot;]Here is a brockage error on a Nabataean bronze of Rabbel II. The interesting thing about this coin is that there are two busts, one in relief, one incused. The only way this could have happened is if the striking die was the <b>obverse die</b>, which is unusual in the ancient world. A coin got struck with the bust facing up but didn&#039;t eject. A new flan was placed on top of it, and struck with the obverse die, thus, two busts of the emperor, one in relief, the other incused...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]445887[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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