Hi
Nick,
It happens to all of us. Die breaks can play tricks on the mind. If you remember, it recently happened to me.
I recently purchased a
Campania MFB coin thinking there was an animal below the MFB. It turned out to be a die break creating the illusion of an animal.
This is the coin I am referring to (scroll down, fourth coin):
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_susar_pt01.htmThe only reason I bid on that coin is because I thought there was an animal below the MFB. It turned out that the "animal" was just a die break creating an illusion. In fact, if I remember correctly, it was you who pointed it out to me.
However, after receiving the coin (which the dealer thought was a common
Neapolis coin) and researching it, it turned out to be a
rare or very
rare Suessa Aurunca coin. The dealer attributed it to the wrong city, and he
had no idea what the
obverse symbol was. Using your MSP MFB reference book, and with advice from you, I figured out that the
obverse symbol is a
thunderbolt, and I attributed it to the correct city.
it turned out to a
rare coin after all, but in a roundabout way. I sort of took to long and winding road to that destination. You never know where these things are going to lead.
So, yes, die breaks can play tricks on the mind.
Meepzorp