Hi Dieter,
I saw the stamping difference that you are talking about in the original photo. My take on it was that when it was stamped the die wasn't being held perpendicular but instead angled back and to the left which would account for the runes being struck deeply and the right wing of the eagle being struck so light that what appears to be a small amount of corrosion virutally eliminated the impression of the right wing. Stamps being struck at an angle is somewhat common. I have seen it numerous times.
I still certainly question the stamp but it makes for some interesting conversation and conjecture. I wish there were more examples or someone had something concrete concerning the stamp either one way or the other.
Regards, Leon
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