Mat Posted June 22, 2009 Posted June 22, 2009 Hi again folks, could anyone help me out with this one this time.Next to the last 'A' on the obverse side there is a flower type mark, has anyone seen this before? Or is it just some sort of damage which coincidently looks like some kind of minting mark, or even a die problem.Please give me your thoughtsMat Quote
Coin_Hunter Posted June 26, 2009 Posted June 26, 2009 I have no idea - I couldn't say if it looked like a flower either, sorry Quote
Mat Posted June 29, 2009 Author Posted June 29, 2009 Thanks coin hunter, its a tricky one, the A actually lookes like it is striked on top of the mark when the coin is in hand, I think I might take this one to auction... Quote
Peckris Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 A very interesting mark. Pity the wear means you can't see clearly what it originally was.Have you also noticed there is an extra hair curl? (To the left of the T in GRATIA). It is not present on the old bust photo in my copy of Spink, though that is of the GEORGIUS version not your GEORGIVS. Quote
Mat Posted July 3, 2009 Author Posted July 3, 2009 I didnt notice that! I need to find another to compare to... Ill get back to you on that one, ill look in some of the older spink books to see if they have used images of my versionMat Quote
Mat Posted July 3, 2009 Author Posted July 3, 2009 Nope no extra curls :-( .... used this as a comparison: http://grahamjamescoins.com/images/photos/LIMA_crown_obv.jpg Quote
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