Ancient Coin Specs Size Weight And ?

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mikev50 Pillar of the Community United States 1982 Posts	Posted 12/20/2023 7:26 pm what does the h stand for --example--22mm-8gm-5h---thanks Edited by mikev50 12/20/2023 9:54 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 12/20/2023 7:39 pm I assume it's a reference to die axis, expressed in a clock face hour. But I'll be curious to see what others say. Report this Post to the Staff
livingwater Pillar of the Community United States 2286 Posts	Posted 12/20/2023 8:05 pm Yes, reverse die axis indicator by clock hour. Edited by livingwater 12/20/2023 8:06 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34471 Posts	Posted 12/20/2023 8:15 pm Yes that is my understanding as well. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
mikev50 Pillar of the Community United States 1982 Posts	Posted 12/20/2023 8:54 pm yes---you are right---mystery solved--- Report this Post to the Staff
paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 12/21/2023 01:19 am You will also see rotation expressed in degrees clockwise (CW) or counterclockwise (CCW) - this is known as the die axis A "coin" orientation would be 180 degrees either way, a "medal" orientation is 0 degrees So if I stand a coin that was struck in "coin" orientation on its edge with the top of the obverse bust straight up (12:00 or K12) then rotate the coin around its vertical axis and see that the top of the reverse design is pointing, say, to the 3:00 position instead of the 6:00 position, that would be 90 degrees of CCW rotation; if the top of the reverse design were to be pointing at the 9:00 position instead, that would be 90 degrees of CW rotation. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Report this Post to the Staff
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