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Herod Type 8: Diadem without cross-saltire/table (GBC 493 - TJC 53)
- Oversized obverse die -
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74 specimens listed
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THE 3 BEST SPECIMENS
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1. OBVERSE DIES
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Die O1: At 10:30 (after "HPW" and before "Y"), "O" is above "D".
Connected to R1
Connected to R3
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Note that the process consisting in writing two very small letters one above the other (because it is the end of the inscription and the space is missing) has also been used on the die H492-O2 (see at the left). But on H493-O1 this process concerns the letters "DO" as on H492-O3 (at the left) it concerns the letters "WD". Also note that this process was probably not "normalized": On H493-O1 the first small letter ("D") is at the bottom as on H492-O3 the first small letter ("W") is at the top (and upside-down).
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Die O2: Large diadem
Connected to R2
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Die O3
Connected to R4
Connected to R5
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Die O4
Connected to R7
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Die O5
Connected to R6
Die O6: The diadem is widely open (very similar to O4)
Connected to R5
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2. REVERSE DIES
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Die
R1:
Same die as H491-R1.
Composite picture:
Defect at the bottom of the tripod:
Connected to O1 only
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.Die R2
All are connected to O2
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Die R3
Connected to O1
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Die R4
All are connected to O3
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Die R5
Connected to dies:
O3
O6
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Die R6
Connected to O5
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Die R7
Connected to O4