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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrsmat71, post: 1911498, member: 42634&quot;]very interesting, thanks for posting mat.&nbsp; i immediately thought of these two coins i have , both alexius iii sb2011-2013 (not sure exactly).</p><p><br /></p><p>i wonder if the obverse of this coin was struck dead center one time, note the strong center but weak periphery..there is supposed to be some legend...maybe just worn, but fits the single strike on a lower die with greater curvature idea...</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/misc%20ancients%20and%20medieval%20coins/102_3769_zps9593a8c4.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/misc%20ancients%20and%20medieval%20coins/102_3769_zps9593a8c4.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/misc%20ancients%20and%20medieval%20coins/102_3769_zps9593a8c4.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>here is the reverse,</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/misc%20ancients%20and%20medieval%20coins/102_3767_zpsb92df96a.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/misc%20ancients%20and%20medieval%20coins/102_3767_zpsb92df96a.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/misc%20ancients%20and%20medieval%20coins/102_3767_zpsb92df96a.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>this coin (sorry for bad pic), i call the cyclops jesus...what a weird look.&nbsp; &nbsp; but note the strong legend in the left and right fields.&nbsp; i wonder if this one was &quot;miss-rocked&quot; when double struck?</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/misc%20ancients%20and%20medieval%20coins/f2ae22a8-7957-4b0b-8a0a-9e4a88210769_zps226b9b5b.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/misc%20ancients%20and%20medieval%20coins/f2ae22a8-7957-4b0b-8a0a-9e4a88210769_zps226b9b5b.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/misc%20ancients%20and%20medieval%20coins/f2ae22a8-7957-4b0b-8a0a-9e4a88210769_zps226b9b5b.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>here is the reverse...note the strange double head on one of the figures..you see that every so often on these things.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/misc%20ancients%20and%20medieval%20coins/102_3741_zpsd6fc53de.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/misc%20ancients%20and%20medieval%20coins/102_3741_zpsd6fc53de.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/misc%20ancients%20and%20medieval%20coins/102_3741_zpsd6fc53de.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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