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<p>[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 4710321, member: 110226"]The oldest coin in the collection is a bit problematic in my case, but I would say this example is the best candidate, an Attica tetradrachm from the period of 500-490 BC, perhaps a little earlier (early 6th century BC).</p><p><br /></p><p>This particular coin, while typically crude, features a left-facing owl, and a completely reversed "AOE" (ΑOΕΝΑΙΟΝ). Whoever did the engraving for the reverse forgot a fundamental rule: always engrave into the die the reverse of the positive image in order to have the correct orientation for the struck coin. This is a very rare error.</p><p><br /></p><p>17.7 grams</p><p>22.97 mm, 12 h.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1155688[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 4710321, member: 110226"]The oldest coin in the collection is a bit problematic in my case, but I would say this example is the best candidate, an Attica tetradrachm from the period of 500-490 BC, perhaps a little earlier (early 6th century BC). This particular coin, while typically crude, features a left-facing owl, and a completely reversed "AOE" (ΑOΕΝΑΙΟΝ). Whoever did the engraving for the reverse forgot a fundamental rule: always engrave into the die the reverse of the positive image in order to have the correct orientation for the struck coin. This is a very rare error. 17.7 grams 22.97 mm, 12 h. [ATTACH=full]1155688[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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