Two heads are better than one.

Here is mine. Claudius and Nero on the same denarius.

 

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Ummm, two heads on one side of a coin, eh?

Hmmm? ... I'll have to go check ...

 

Oh yeah, I forgot the OP-Nabobeneers ...



... ummm, usually two heads are better than one!!

 

M FURIUS Lf PHILUS ROMAN REPUBLIC
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: Laureate head of Janus; M•FOVRI•L•F around
REVERSE: Roma standing left erecting trophy, gallic arms around, ROMA to right, PHLI in ex.
Struck at Rome, 119 BC
3.81g, 18.35mm
Crawford 281/1, Syd 529, BMCRR (Italy) 555, Furia 18

NERO
AR Drachm
OBVERSE: NERO CLAVD DIVI CLAVD F CAESAR AVG GERM, laureate head of Nero right.
REVERSE: DIVOS CLAVD AVGVST GERMANIC PATER AVG, Claudius' laureate head right
Struck at Caesarea, Cappodocia, 63/4AD
3.6g, 17mm
RIC 621, RSC 3, RPC 3648

 

Here's a double-struck Parthian coin, a drachm of Orodes II (57- 38 BC):

The extra face (actually it would have to have been the first one struck, if you think about it) is very low down on the flan; the second strike gave a nice, clear face that is well-centered but didn't obliterate the original face. (The reverse also shows the effects of double-striking.)

 

Beautiful Nabataeans! These coins are fascinating. I'm amazed at how inexpensive they are by comparison with the Seleucid, Ptolemaic, and Judaean coins.