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Offline Marjan E

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Nerva
« on: June 11, 2007, 05:50:46 pm »
Hi all :)

I was looking at this coin of Nerva and to my uneducated eyes it doesn't look quite right.  The face and the nose are quite different from similar coins.  It almost looks like a double strike at the bottom of the neck.  The whole coin seems soft although the hands stand out well, and I don't see any of the extra detailing around the hands that I see on other coins of this type.  With the hands standing out so clearly, I thought I should see some.

Love to have your expert opinions,

Thanks

Marjan

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Re: Nerva
« Reply #1 on: June 11, 2007, 06:36:13 pm »
It is a double strike. You can see it too in the lettering of the obverse legend. (I had to blow up your image, the photo as posted is too small for my old eyes  ;D).

Alex.

Offline Marjan E

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Re: Nerva
« Reply #2 on: June 11, 2007, 07:08:55 pm »
Thanks Alex :)

I tried to make the image bigger, but had some trouble with it.  I was a little worried that it might not be an authentic coin.

Marjan

 

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