Match Game 2019 ...... OH No Not Again !

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FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3463 Posts	Posted 04/17/2019 4:02 pm I picked up two "Gordo" III's of Dionysopolis while bottom feeding last week (amongst the usual detritus) I decided to keep one so I lay them side by side for comparison Oh dear ...... Then I flipped them over Oh my ...... Æ-26 Dionysopolis Moesia Obv AYT K M ANTΩNIOC ΓOΡΔIANOC AYΓ Laureate draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian facing draped bust of Serapis Rv ΔIONYCOΠOΛEITΩN Dionysos standing left holding kantharos and thyrsos panther at foot (My original interpretation of Gordian watering a duck was incorrect) No.1 26mm 13.57 No.2 26mm 12.65 Report this Post to the Staff

Kushanshah Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 04/17/2019 4:13 pm I suggest cutting each coin in half from 12 o'clock to 6 o'clock then mix 'n match to create one well-struck coin and one weakly-struck coin. Should that solution prove untenable, I'd probably offer them both for sale and keep the one that doesn't sell. It's really a toss-up from my perspective. Each has its merits. Edited by Kushanshah 04/17/2019 4:22 pm Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3463 Posts	Posted 04/17/2019 4:16 pm Points of similarity ? Too many Report this Post to the Staff
louisvillekyshop CCF Advertiser United States 1317 Posts	Posted 04/17/2019 5:36 pm Just having fun. Quite a die they used on this coin! Hey, since the reverse lines up but the obverse seems to be shifted, does this prove the device for striking these had some more play for die position then it should have? Edited by louisvillekyshop 04/17/2019 5:43 pm Report this Post to the Staff
travelcoin Pillar of the Community United States 1120 Posts	Posted 04/17/2019 6:48 pm I hate when that happens, I wind up keeping both. LV shop, I'd bid on that one Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3463 Posts	Posted 04/17/2019 7:03 pm That's just exactly my problem ! I was bottom feeding looking for resale Now I'm stuck with both of them ! Imagine my amazement ....... I seriously had no clue until I decided to photograph them I was as ignorant as I look ! Report this Post to the Staff
xxmarkabyx Valued Member United States 80 Posts	Posted 04/25/2019 12:27 pm That first portrait located in the top left almost looks like part of the skull/jaw is exposed because of that indentation and the shape of the jaw. Looks kind of neat to me. Report this Post to the Staff
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