Incuse: A design that is sunk into the surface of the metal rather than raised. Early Greek coins from Southern Italy (like those of Metapontum) often featured a raised design on the obverse and an identical, sunken (incuse) design on the reverse.
Incuse: A design that is sunk into the surface of the metal rather than raised. Early Greek coins from Southern Italy (like those of Metapontum) often featured a raised design on the obverse and an identical, sunken (incuse) design on the reverse.