voulgaroktonou Posted December 31, 2024 · Member Posted December 31, 2024 I spent part of the day revisiting old photos of my Heraklian bronzes and reconnected with an old friend: a mistake from the mint, but just as welcome as old friends always are… Heraklios, Nikomedia, Yr. 1 (610/11). Half follis, 4.82 gr. 24.4 mm. 1 hr. Obv: [δN hεRACL] – IЧS PP. Draped and cuirassed facing bust, wearing helmet with plume and cross. He holds in right hand a globus cruciger. Rev: K, to right, I. Now here it gets interesting - see second photo of the reverse; perhaps the die cutter was daydreaming about the next day’s races in the Hippodrome? We should have A/N/N/O on the left of the mark of value, with the cross appropriately placed above it, and with the officina number beneath the K. But instead, we have these 3 elements reversed! But one must be grateful for small things. If the A/N/N/O is upside down, at least it is placed to the left of the K. As I proofread this, it occurs to me: is my description correct, or are the K and regnal year reversed? 😊 Sear 837; Hahn 179. Wishing all my Numis Forums’ friends a happy, healthy, and blessed New Year! 10 Quote
Benefactor Theodosius Posted January 2 · Benefactor Benefactor Posted January 2 I think the first reverse photo is correct. 🙂 Quote
ela126 Posted January 3 · Member Posted January 3 Bring your kid to work day. Quite a significant K as well. It does seem like some care was taken with the cross, To make up for the rest of the work. Quote
voulgaroktonou Posted January 3 · Member Author Posted January 3 14 hours ago, Theodosius said: I think the first reverse photo is correct. 🙂 At first sight, it appears to be. But the positions of the cross and officina number are reversed. Also, the A/N/N/O is reversed as well. 1 Quote
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