Orbiana Denarius - 'Struck From Worn Dies'

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GERMANICVS Pillar of the Community Germany 1852 Posts	Posted 05/07/2016 09:17 am Here is a denarius of young Orbiana with the common Concordia Seated reverse type. I am showing this as an example of a coin struck from dies in very different condition. It is quite impressive. The obverse die was obviously still in fairly good shape when the coin was struck, while the reverse was apparently quite worn. I bought this coin for the obverse; the reverse is not so nice as a consequence of the poor condition of the die. This is something which seems to be not unusual with 3. century denarii. ORBIANA (A.D. 225-227) Denarius, Ag, A.D. 225-227, Rome mint Av: SALL BARBIA - ORBIANA AVG, diademed, draped bust of Orbiana right. Rv: CONCORDIA - AVGG, Concordia enthroned left, holding patera and double cornucopiae. RIC 319; C. 1 Edited by GERMANICVS 05/07/2016 09:21 am Report this Post to the Staff

Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 05/07/2016 09:37 am Yep, really good detail on that obverse. Nice coin. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 05/07/2016 2:10 pm Big difference between the two dies. Report this Post to the Staff
Lucky Cuss Pillar of the Community United States 4883 Posts	Posted 05/07/2016 5:18 pm Quote: ...the reverse is not so nice as a consequence of the poor condition of the die...which seems to be not unusual with 3. century denarii. I'd remark that this seems to be case with antoniniani of the period also. There's got to be some systemic causal agent at work here, possibly deliberate mint practices, or a technical issue that was defying fixing. Colligo ergo sum Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 05/07/2016 6:35 pm Actually, I think it is a rather nice Orbiana. I have never had an example in my collection, but I wish I did. Reverse dies dies always had a lower level of craftmanship in their maunfacture in this period, and always wore out much more quickly, so under the circumstances, reverse detail quite acceptable. Report this Post to the Staff
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