Constantius II with officina SIS Mint Mark

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  1. Inspector43

    Inspector43 More than 75 Years Active Collecting Supporter

    This particular coin can be found with both a (gamma)SIS and a (officina)SIS Mint Mark. I think mine is the one with officina. I don't want to smooth it until I am sure.
    As always comments and corrections are welcome and helpful. 200719155609339.jpg 200719155635894.jpg 200719155726572.jpg
     
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  3. furryfrog02

    furryfrog02 Well-Known Member

    Looks like a crescent to me. Def not a gamma.
     
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  4. Victor_Clark

    Victor_Clark all my best friends are dead Romans Dealer

    despite the unusual obverse legend of FL CONSTANTIS BEA C, your coin is Constans.

    at this time, Siscia operated five workshops-- A, B Γ Δ and Є

    though RIC might not have recorded examples of each, they are all possible. Yours is tough to make out...maybe B.
     
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  5. Inspector43

    Inspector43 More than 75 Years Active Collecting Supporter

    Thanks for the feedback. I will re-check. It looks exactly like the one shown in Wildwinds [​IMG]
    Which has what is called an (officina letter).
     
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  6. Victor_Clark

    Victor_Clark all my best friends are dead Romans Dealer

    officina and workshop are the same thing. the example from Wildwinds looks like the third workshop-- Γ (gamma)
     
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  7. Inspector43

    Inspector43 More than 75 Years Active Collecting Supporter

    I very much appreciate the time you have taken. Now I need to re do my attribute. One more question. The only one I can find with gamma has a dot before and a dot after.
     
  8. Co1ns

    Co1ns Active Member

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  9. gsimonel

    gsimonel Well-Known Member

    Neither •SIS nor •SIS• is recorded for this (one standard) type, although I'll admit that it looks like •SIS in the photo. The Epsilon officina mark is often smaller than the other letters in the mint mark, and even though we write a capital E with a straight vertical line, back then the Episilon was written with a curved back, so my guess is that the mint mark is supposed to be ESIS. That would make this coin RIC 255, minted 335-336 A.D.
     
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