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Offline postvmvs

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two-headed Tetricus ant
« on: February 19, 2006, 11:24:52 am »
Am I correct in thinking that this coin is the result of a flip over double strike?
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Re: two-headed Tetricus ant
« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2006, 12:18:58 pm »
Is the second head normal or incuse?
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Re: two-headed Tetricus ant
« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2006, 12:31:26 pm »
I don't have the coin in hand yet, so I only have the seller's photo to go by, but the reverse doesn't look incuse to me. If it were a brockage, the reverse would be the mirror image of the obverse (i.e. bust facing left, text backwards).
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Re: two-headed Tetricus ant
« Reply #3 on: February 19, 2006, 01:55:17 pm »
Hi,

I think it is a case of the coin flipping between successive strikes. I don't know of any authentic deliberate double headers like this.

The coin itself does look to come from authentic mint 1 (Trier) dies and the flan crack or striking crack does suggest a second blow. There may be the trace of a reverse type on the lower of the two photos with a deity's head at 9 o'clock?

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Re: two-headed Tetricus ant
« Reply #4 on: February 22, 2006, 04:16:41 pm »
Yes, I agree. It does also appear (as would of course be the case if the coin had flipped over in the die) that the two heads are from the same die.

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