Clashed Die - Severus Alexander

[-monolith-]

I rarely purchase from Ebay anymore but I couldn't resist when I stumbled across this coin while scrolling thru my saved sellers list. I immediately noticed something odd about the coin in that the field around the reverse portrait was recessed. After rotating the reverse image it confirmed my suspicion. This was a clashed die. For some reason Severus Alexander coins seem to have a higher quantity of clashed dies compared to other emperors. 

 

Severus Alexander

RIC IVii 178 (c)
Rome 222-228 AD
AR Denarius
Obverse: IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, Bust of Severus Alexander, laureate, draped, right
Reverse: traces of obverse die clash (incuse) struck over with SALVS PVBLICA, Salus, draped, seated left, feeding snake twined round altar out of patera in right hand

 

[CPK]

That's a neat error, good eye for spotting it! 

[Ancient Coin Hunter]

Nice perspicuity. I probably would have passed over that without a second thought. If you aren't careful you will start collecting U.S. coins with tiny little errors that make them insanely valuable. 😏

[Postvmvs]

Interesting. I was under the impression that clashed dies was common on ancient coins and treated as a minor defect.

[CPK]

22 minutes ago, Postvmvs said:

Interesting. I was under the impression that clashed dies was common on ancient coins and treated as a minor defect.

You're more or less correct, but it's still interesting. 🙂 

[-monolith-]

51 minutes ago, Postvmvs said:

Interesting. I was under the impression that clashed dies was common on ancient coins and treated as a minor defect.

Brockages and Clashed Dies (which are basically a brockage with the die struck over it) are far more uncommon then double strikes.

[DANTE]

Nice catch! What surprises me is that the obverse die seems unaffected.

[shanxi]

Sometimes clashed dies are not easy to notice, e.g.

Do you see it here? 

If not, see the mirrored BIN from SABIN behind the leg of the right soldier. There is more to find, but only if you look hard enough.

 

L. Titurius L.F. Sabinus
AR Denarius, 89 BC, Rome
Obv.: SABIN A PV, Head of King Tatius right, palm below chin
Rev.: Tarpeia facing between two soldiers, star and crescent
Ag, 17mm, 4g
Ref.: Crawford 344/2C, Sydenham 699a
Clashed dies.
Ex E.E. Clain-Stefanelli Collection

[Roman Collector]

Cool coin, @-monolith-!! Die clashes are fun! Here's one on a coin issued for Severus Alexander's aunt.

Julia Maesa, 218-225 CE.
Roman AR denarius, 19.70 mm, 2.70 g, 12h.
Rome, 218-220 CE.
Obv: IVLIA MAESA AVG, bare-headed and draped bust right.
Rev: IVNO, Juno standing left, holding patera and scepter.
Refs: RIC 254; BMCRE 67; Cohen 16; RCV 7750; Thirion 401.
Notes: The reverse features a die-clash, resulting in a ghost-like, incuse reverse image of the obverse portrait.