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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 6570349, member: 19463&quot;]Victor makes a good point here.&nbsp; It is helpful and fun to shoot overstrikes rotated to favor the undertype as well as the last use and, when possible, to have an undertype specimen that was not overstruck as a reference.</p><p>Favoring the Anonymous A3 obverse</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1264007[/ATTACH]</p><p>Rotated to show the Gordian III as undertype</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1264008[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I have not yet found an as of the correct reverse as a reference coin but this is the sestertius of the type.&nbsp; I have so far failed to get a good photo of the reverse to show the undertype.&nbsp; There are only a couple weak letters.&nbsp; It will require making an overlay to point out where to look.&nbsp; Someday?&nbsp; Soon???</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1264009[/ATTACH]</p><p>Top is the reference coin; middle is the overstruck coin; bottom is the middle image with letters added to show where I see undertype.&nbsp; Obverse is left; reverse right.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1264010[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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