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▪ I. incuse, a. and n. (ɪnˈkjuːz) [ad. L. incūs-us, pa. pple. of incūdĕre: see incuse v.2 The n. use corresponds to F. incuse (1692 in Hatz.-Darm.).] A. adj. Hammered or stamped in: said of a figure or impression upon a coin or the like.1818 R. P. Knight Symbolic Lang. (1876) 64 In the centre of an ...
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Aulae (Lycia)
The reverse, also marked Α-Υ, shows a lyre with a bow and arrow, the whole in incuse square.
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incus
‖ incus Anat. and Zool. (ˈɪŋkəs) [L. incūs, incūd-em anvil, f. incūd-ĕre: see incuse v.2] 1. The middle one of the three small bones of the ear (malleus, incus, and stapes), to which the sonorous vibrations are conveyed from the malleus or ‘hammer’: = anvil 3 b.1669 Holder Elem. Speech 162 The Malle...
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Penny (British pre-decimal coin)
The large size of the coins, combined with the thick rim where the inscription was incuse i.e. punched into the metal rather than standing proud of it,
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Cliché forgery
This resulted in the foils taking an impression of each face of the coin simultaeously, also incidentally transferred to the lead sheets (in incuse).
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siglos
‖ siglos (ˈsɪglɒs) Pl. sigli, sigloi. [Gr.] a. A unit of weight (see quot. 1911). Also attrib. b. A silver coin of ancient Persia.1911 Encycl. Brit. XIX. 871/2 The unit of weight in the East was the shekel (siglos)... Starting from the siglos as unit, they [sc. the Greeks] invented a money-mina of 5...
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Croeseid
The reverse was struck with two incuse squares. The coins were minted in Sardis.
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1955 doubled die cent
Origins
When a modern coin die is created, it is struck from a working hub, which places the incuse image onto the die that will subsequently be used to
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Mint (facility)
The reverse or lower side of the coin received a "rough incuse" by the hammer. Later a rectangular mark, a "square incuse", was made by the sharp edges of the little anvil, or punch.
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福西亚
Coin Catalog: "Dewing 2304", Phocaea, circa 477 BC–388 BC
Obverse: Helmeted head of Athena, profile to the left; below, seal
Reverse: Quadripartite incuse
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Secretary of Transportation Outstanding Achievement Medal
The reverse bears the words, in relief, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION arched above with the incuse inscription OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT on a scroll below
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Ireland 2007 commemorative 2 euro coin
Edge
Milled edge with an alternating pattern of '2's and stars incuse.
Alignment
Medallic alignment.
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Half eagle
These two series are unique in United States coinage because the design and inscriptions are stamped in incuse, rather than being raised from the surface
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