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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2452880, member: 19463&quot;]100% correct!&nbsp; This is a clashed die.&nbsp; It is not the strongest one by any means but it most certainly is there with the beard under the horse being the most clear sign.&nbsp; If anyone reading this is unclear on the term, I&#039;ll give the link to my page obviously more than most will want to know on the subject.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/brock.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/brock.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/brock.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Since clashes are caused by an error, each will be different mostly due to just how hard the dies were driven into each other.&nbsp; I suspect some were lessened as the hammerman realized there was no flan and tried to stop the swing (probably accompanied by an expletive not taught in high school Latin).&nbsp; Others got a full swing by a hammerman who looked like a modern bodybuilder.&nbsp; Some are very uneven suggesting a glancing blow which would also be consistent with someone trying to stop swinging but unable to do so (those hammers were heavy).&nbsp; Note how strong the clash is on the reverse right while the left seems undamaged.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]512655[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>There seem to be more Severan clashes than some other periods but Claudius II is also a place to seek them.&nbsp; I can not explain why.&nbsp; I do wonder if some mint masters destroyed dies that were damaged while others saw nothing wrong with using them.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Most clashes show as damage to the reverse die rather than the obverse.&nbsp; This could be just because the top die was more vulnerable to damage since it was the one being hit or it could suggest that the anvil die metal was hardened more.&nbsp; There are obverse clashes including many from periods that probably used pincher dies that could be hit on either side.&nbsp; Another possibility is that an obverse clashed die could be the survivor of such a severe clash that the reverse die was destroyed and replaced.&nbsp; This is my best guess for the Julia Mamaea obverse below.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]512656[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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