Are there any ancient coins that are errors?

BigE

Well?----------BigE

nwcs

Off centers are pretty common.

BigE

They all look broadstruck too------------BigE

rich

How can you tell ? They all look kinda funny to me !

poorguy

I think the ancient coinage quality control was quite lax compared to today's standards. Although I have never seen any ancient with something other than horrible strike centering and oval, broadstruck type appearance. Compare that to all the strange mint errors we find today.

Gemini

There was someone once selling a coin dated 150 B.C. was this a boo boo?..

Sandhawk

All of them!!

dorkkarl

absolutely.

K S

errormaven

You can find some nice brockages on ancient coins.

Byers

Here's a very rare full brockage on a gold Ancient:

Ancient gold brockage

RotatedRainbows

Here is a Byzantine Gold coin where the die maker screwed up the lettering under the cross, it should say CONOB but the worker engraved the C and N backwards. This piece was struck at the Carthage mint and is less then 1/2 inch in diameter but weighs just over 4.5 grams.

airplanenut

It's not an ancient, but I've got a 1672 threepence (G. Britain) that's double struck... a very neat little piece boasting tons of history.

Newmismatist

Lots of mint errors in ancients - some minor, some major. Coins from a mint like Rome would be less likely to have significant errors as the best die cutters and best coiners worked there. Coins made at provincial mints would be more likely to have errors

Conder101

I've got a small bronze that is double struck with about a 120 degree rotation between strikings.

GoYankees

Roman XXXVIII double die.

Roman CCX - X over IX.

Greek denarius (Alexander) "doubled sword" variety.