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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 1871618, member: 42773&quot;]It&#039;s a distinct possibility, Bryan. There appears to be a centering dimple on the reverse, and perhaps remnants of one on the obverse, which would indicate an overstrike. Once the Nabataeans began minting these coins on blank flans, under the authority of Aretas II, the dimples disappear. Perhaps they felt lathe machining was too fussy, or didn&#039;t have access to the technology.</p><p><br /></p><p>When collecting overstrikes, I prefer to find coins on which enough of the devices are present to identify both the host coin and the new coin. To date, the majority of proto-Nabataeans are struck over Ptolemaic issues. Coin 2, above, struck over a Seleucid bronze is currently unique, although I expect more examples to be discovered eventually.</p><p><br /></p><p>Welcome to the forum.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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