Very Rare Museum Tiberius Coin Die - Paris Museum

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Joe Geranio New Member United States 42 Posts	Posted 01/16/2012 04:12 am Report this Post to the Staff

jessvc1 Pillar of the Community United States 2596 Posts	Posted 01/16/2012 06:08 am very interesting, I wonder how many of these actually survived. Report this Post to the Staff
rusevbg Valued Member Bulgaria 59 Posts	Posted 01/16/2012 07:02 am I don't know how many Tiberius dies survived, but I've seen some other in European museums. Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 01/16/2012 09:26 am Wow...that is amazingly preserved! I've flipped the picture to make the legends readable. Report this Post to the Staff
Bing Pillar of the Community United States 4253 Posts	Posted 01/16/2012 09:30 am I don't mean to be so naive, but would this be the upper or the lower die? Fantastic item Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 01/16/2012 09:48 am It looks like the hammer to me. The "anvil" die should be a more stable base. Report this Post to the Staff
Bing Pillar of the Community United States 4253 Posts	Posted 01/16/2012 10:03 am Makes sense. Thanks Report this Post to the Staff
TJsCoins Pillar of the Community United States 3229 Posts	Posted 01/16/2012 10:21 am That is very cool! I do have one question though. The pics IMHO make the portrait and legend look raised. I would think that they should be recessed...? Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 01/16/2012 10:47 am It's an optical illusion--but it helps in this case to visualize the struck coin. I'm reading AUG F AUGUSTUS TI CAESAR D.... So, TI is short for TIBERIUS? Makes sense. Btw, that die looks relatively "new"; I don't see any flow/wear lines around the letters. Edited by DVCollector 01/16/2012 10:49 am Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 01/16/2012 11:47 am It shows very little wear even after all the coins it must have struck. Report this Post to the Staff
dougsmit Pillar of the Community United States 1549 Posts	Posted 01/16/2012 11:10 pm Most dies I have seen pictured have been forgers' equipment. Does this one have any story as to whether they accept it as official? I'm not comfortable with the letter style. Report this Post to the Staff
giano Valued Member 279 Posts	Posted 01/17/2012 02:38 am very interesting never seen before thanks for show this die. Report this Post to the Staff
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