Thanks
n.igma,
that is an excellent
overstrike, with some other similar ones also occasionally
identifiable from this island. Seems a few more have turned up lately.
Thanks
Jochen,
some more great overstrikes. Their 'noteworthiness' is in the eye of the beholder,
but I
had hoped to get a few more like the
Byzantine Anonymous Follis that was
struck over a
Gordian III sestertius, with both over- and under-types clearly
identifiable.
Thanks
Steve P,
as you may have seen from my above message:
This particular Boiotian Federal
coinage appears to have been overstruck almost exclusively on this type of coin
of Gonatas. Not every example shows signs of being overstruck, but any example
that does show signs of being overstruck has these depictions identifiable as the
undertype. I'd be very interested to hear if anyone knows of this coinage being
struck on any other type of coin.
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Overstrikes can often tell us a lot, such as the discovery - or confirmation - of the
bronze coins of
Alexander II, the uncle of
Alexander III the Great. Westermark's
1989
work showed conclusively that some of the coins that were in the name of
"an"
Alexander were in fact of the earlier one, and not
his more famous nephew.
This is just one example of many hundreds.
Our
Forum friend
djmacdo (also see
his posts above) will attest to the importance
of such overstrikes, and not just those mentioned in
his book on the subject.
I have now picked up another intriguing little
overstrike, but that is for another
topic, as I am seeking the
help of this board to properly identify it (
I bought it
simply because it was an overstrike - pure folly).
- Walter