Savoca Coins
Online Auction 108 | Silver 31 Jul 2021
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Judaea. Jerusalem. Hasmoneans. Alexander Jannaios (Yehonatan) 103-76 BCE.
Prutah Æ
17 mm, 2,13 g
Sun-burst within diadem, legend between rays / Incuse of obverse.
very fine, A highly unusual error type
For protype: cf. Sofaer 221-37; cf. Hendin 1150; cf. HGC 10, 637.
Brockage' refers to a numismatic mistake in which one side of the coin has the normal design and the other side has a mirror image of the same design impressed upon it. Brockage errors are caused when an already minted coin sticks to the coin die and impresses onto another blank that hasn't been struck yet, pressing a mirror image of the other coin into the blank.
From the Tareq Hani collection
Prutah Æ
17 mm, 2,13 g
Sun-burst within diadem, legend between rays / Incuse of obverse.
very fine, A highly unusual error type
For protype: cf. Sofaer 221-37; cf. Hendin 1150; cf. HGC 10, 637.
Brockage' refers to a numismatic mistake in which one side of the coin has the normal design and the other side has a mirror image of the same design impressed upon it. Brockage errors are caused when an already minted coin sticks to the coin die and impresses onto another blank that hasn't been struck yet, pressing a mirror image of the other coin into the blank.
From the Tareq Hani collection