How do you attribute - if at all - when the most important part of the legend is so worn that you can't figure out what it says. Will just show what I mean: Æ As, Rome 87 AD 26 x 27 mm, 10.004 g The legend on the obverse is perfectly readable up to GERM, but the most important part to find the right attribution and year when this coin was struck, is worn, though "III" is there. Therefore, the attribution as RIC II Domitian 547 is just my best guess based on the angle at which Moneta is holding the scale, the form of the ending bands of the wreath, no aegis, the alignment of the letter O and S on the reverse, and the youthful appearance of Domitian. What would you use as attribution in a case like this? Obv.: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM (COS X) III (CENS PER PP) laureate head r. Rev.: MONETA AVGVSTI, Moneta standing l., holding scales and cornucopia; in field, S C And unfortunately this is not the only one I have with worn legends. Please share your coins with incomplete legends and how you attributed those.
Naturally, this one was easily identified AUGUSTUS Æ 31 Dupondius OBVERSE: PERMISSV CAESARIS AVGVSTI, bare head left REVERSE: COLONIA PATRICIA, aquila between legionary standards Colonia Patricia (Cordoba - spain) 15-14 BC 18g, 31 mm RPC 128, SNG Cop 464
