I was never quite happy with my
attribution of my "
Roma"
New Style. The
reverse which is doubly overcut, H/Z on the
amphora and STE/DA below stands out and is a
complete die match for
Thompson 1123.
I was never happy with the
obverse though, but
poor copying of the photographs in
Thompson and the
quality of the example coins in
Thompson didn't
help.
Looking around the following coin "
Roma &
Nike" just in case I could find it to be a
obverse die transfer, I find it to be so. Sadly a known one. In the "
Roma &
Nike" plates is a
Roma obverse 1122 coupled with a "
Roma &
Nike "
reverse with
amphora date A. This coins
obverse is in excellent condition and has copied well and shows a tell-tail die break below the locks of hair below the helm and the progression and erosion of other die flaw elements.
So my "
Roma" is
Obverse Thompson 1122 and the only catalogued example is mated with an untouched Zeta
amphora date and a DI/AP control below.
My "
Roma"
reverse, whose previous untouched existance before overcutting is not recorded otherwise, is coupled with
Thompson obverse 1123 and since only one example was known to
Thompson of this
obverse and this
reverse combination it was given a single
catalogue reference as
Thompson 1123.
My "
Roma" thus is unique and is
Thompson 1122/1123 !
Both "
Roma" obverses are known to be paired with "
Roma &
Nike" alpha
amphora reverses, but are paired only with Z and H/Z "
Roma" reverses. No purely H
amphora reverses are known for "
Roma" probably showing that month"H" was to be a very small minting and no new months were to follow so not worth a new
reverse. And same with the obverses but they can be die transfered to the next new
type issues.
See pics attached.
Cic