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Jochen:
Dear friends of antique coins!

Today I have to bother you again with a question about a detail.

Nike is standing on a straight line as always. But here, to the right of her feet, a worm-like object bends, the meaning of which escapes me. Since I am convinced that the stamp cutter did not do anything by chance, it should have a purpose. But which one.

I don't think it's for decoration or that it's part of their clothing.

Has anyone seen anything like this before and can give me a clue?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions
Jochen

shanxi:
It's always interesting to look for die matches. Here are two:

The upper one from fresh dies shows a fairly sharp line with spikes at both ends, and a thick "something" close to Nike.

In the lower one, the baseline is thicker on the left side. Just the other way round, like on your coin. The thick "something" near Nike is also there, and is IMHO a real structure.

So what is the thick "something"? A rather large foot of Nike?

Lech Stępniewski:
What about die crack possibility? Like in the case of these "dolphins".

shanxi:

--- Quote from: Lech Stępniewski on April 14, 2024, 06:18:56 am ---What about die crack possibility?

--- End quote ---

I thought of this too, but I found no die match without the "foot" structure. If it is a crack it must have happened very early.

Jochen:
On my coin it looks like this object has a structure.
If it is a die break, is it possible that the die cutter worked it to give it a more aesthetic appearance?

Jochen

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