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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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Hi all, Below is a picture of one of my coins (Trajan) On the reverse, underneath the right wing there is a very obvious indent. I hadn't heard of countermarks up to this point and so am now questioning if this was maby a countermark, and if so what does that signify? Thanks for any help    Edited by FuzzyDuck
05/02/2020 5:59 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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We need to see the other side, too.
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Valued Member
 United Kingdom
106 Posts |
Sorry, here it is |
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Pillar of the Community
 Spain
2752 Posts |
I assume it's the same coin?....Diameter and weight would help?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It looks like a lions head facing left. Could be a counter-mark or just my vivid imagination.
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
106 Posts |
Yes it's the same coin, the second photo was taken in different lighting and much closer up.
It is weighing in at 9g, but my scales are not the best.
Approx 26mm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7066 Posts |
Dent or minting error, I suspect.
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
106 Posts |
Okay thank you. Just out of interest, if it is damage from being hit, what sort of force would be needed to do it? It is very deep
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It may be a flan defect ("natural pit", "flan void"), present before striking. If it were a later dent or punch, there would be a corresponding flat area on the obverse, which I don't see.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have two coins with a similar 'defect' A sestertius of Postumus and a copper As of Germanicus I always supposed they came from something getting between the die and the coin flan while being struck The "intruder" afterwards falling away and leaving the indentation In neither case is there any trace of any defect on the opposite side   |
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