LEGEND ERRORS: Un-Spellchecked Ancients

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Always funny to see those spelling errors.

I do like very much the Virus one, and Martin's Moneta/Boneta make me think the master celator might have been the governor of Jerusalem in the life of Brian

I have two, less funny by far


Magnus Maximus, Siliqua struck in Treveri, 2nd officina
D N MAG MAX IMVS P F AVG, draped, cuirassed and diademed bust right
VIRTVS RO MASORVM (sic !!) Roma seated facing, holding globe and spear.
TRPS at exergue
1.91 gr
Ref : Cohen # 20 var, Roman coins # 4201



Arcadius, AE 2 struck in Alexandria, 3rd officina
D N ARCADIVS P F AVG, Diademed bust of Arcadius right
VIRTS EXERCITI (sic !), Arcadius, standing right, a captive at right foot, holding globe and standard. ALE gamma at exergue
6.28 gr
Ref : RIC # 18, RC #4230, LRBC #2896 var

Q

 

Both of these are fantastic, Q, and not only because of the errors.

 

I think this is more of a typo N instead of M

 

There is a fault also on a siliqua of EVGENIVS, his name was not correct on the observe legend : EVGEIN-VS. Bastien did not see the two samples I found with the same observe's die.


Crédit photo : ©Collection privée
Siliqua, 392-394, R4
A/ D N EVGEIN-VS P F AVG
Dominus Noster Eugenius Pius Felix Augustus, Notre Seigneur Eugène Pieux et Heureux Auguste
Buste à droite, drapé et cuirassé, tête diadémée (Perles).
R/ VRBS-ROMA//LVGPS
Urbs Roma, La ville de Rome
Rome casquée assise à gauche sur une cuirasse, tenant un globe nicéphore de la main droite et une lance renversée de la main gauche.
Argent, RIC IX 46-V, RSC 18A, BASTIEN 230-V

Commentaires :
Vente Nomos octobre 2015 lot 241 (2.045gr / 17 mm, axe 6h) :
http://www.nomosag.com/default.aspx?page=ucAuctionDetails&auctionid=11&id=241
Vente invaluable 23/06/2016, mêmes coins de droit (pas de revers) :
http://www.invaluable.com/catalog/viewLot.cfm?lotRef=DA84A3A98C&rfa=true

Fiche de la monnaie sur la base Siliquae

 

Shown this before but it makes me laugh every time I see it. The engraver either got drunk or had a stroke mid-legend.


Pisidia, Antioch. Volusian AE24.
Obv: IMP C VIB AP GAL V[OLVSSIANO], radiate draped bust right.
Rev: ANTIOC CHLCO, standard between two vexilla, all topped by eagles, SR in ex.

 

Here's another that should be SOLI INV-I-CTO COMITI but is SOLI INV-I-CT COMON. I guess it's common...


Constantine I AE Follis, Rome mint.
Obv: IMP CONSTANTINVS PF AVG, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right
Rev: SOLI INV-I-CTO COMITI, Sol standing left, chlamys across left shoulder, holding globe, right hand raised.
Mintmark: RS.

 

Sadly, it is quite difficult to make-out the subtle mistake on this humble example ...

... but if you squint you can barely read EID-BAR

 

The ONLY way I would have a legend error is IF it JUMPED OUT at me...

"Furius" legend is a bit goofed up... spelling or something...


RR M Furius ERROR DOUBLE-STRIKE AR Den119 BC Janus Trophy Carnyx S 156 Cr 281-1 O-R.jpg

 

Very sweet coin, Gandalf (cheers)

 

The legend of reverse is right, because it's a COM D N (dominus noster), not COMON.
See some of them in Nummus-bible (RIC49, mint of Roma, 1, 3, 4 officina)

 

Another legend error in a Constantin III siliqua minted in Arelate :


Crédit photo : ©Poemenius
Silique, 408-411, R5
A/ D N CONSTN-TINVS P F AVG
Dominus Noster Constantinus Pius Felix Augustus, Notre Maître Constantin Pieux et Heureux Auguste
Buste à droite, drapé et cuirassé, tête diadémée (Perles).
R/ VICTORI-AAAVGGG
MintMark : +| //KONT
Victoria Augustorum, La Victoire des Augustes
Rome casquée assise à gauche sur une cuirasse, tenant dans sa main droite le globe nicéphore et une lance renversée dans la main gauche.
Argent, RIC X 1542-V, RSC 4f, FERRANDO II 1708[/td][/tr][/table]

Commentaires :
A mistake by engravor in the legend of observe (A is missing).

Fiche de la monnaie sur la base Siliquae

 

Trebonianus Gallus - Antoninianus

Obv:– IMP C C VIB TREB GALLVS P F AVG, Radiate, draped cuirassed bust right
Rev– ADVNTVS (sic) AVS(sic), Trebonianus Gallus riding on horse left, holding hand high in salute and scepter
Minted in Antioch.
Reference(s) – RIC 79 var (reverse legend).

Rare with these reverse legend errors. Possibly the fourth known example all from the same reverse die.

Ex Private British collection, was purchased from English dealer Peter Mimms in 1976

 

Ahaha => Welease Wodewick!!

 

Thanks for the correct reference @SIliquae. So, It's not common!

 

Maybe no spelling mistake, but a lack of room to write the legend of the observe.
AG in place of AVG.

VALENTINIEN III - ROME - RIC X 2087-V

Crédit photo : ©The Trustees of the British Museum
[/td]1/2 Silique, 425-455, R3
A/ D N PLA VALENTINIANVS P F AG
Dominus Noster Placidius Valentinianus Pius Felix Augustus, Notre Seigneur Placide Valentinien Pieux et Heureux Auguste
Buste à droite, drapé et cuirassé, tête diadémée (Perles).
R/ VICTOR-IA AVGG//RM
Victoria Augustorum, La Victoire des Augustes
La victoire allant à gauche, tenant une couronne dans la main droite et une branche de palme dans la main gauche. Parfois une trace de la deuxième aile visible...
Argent, RIC X 2087-V, RSC 11a

Commentaires :
Une erreur du graveur sur la titulature, peut-être due au manque de place sur cette légende particulièrement longue : il manque le V de AVG.

Poids observé de l'exemplaire du British Museum (CGR139225) : 1.27 gr

Fiche de la monnaie sur la base Siliquae