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<p>[QUOTE="jamesicus, post: 4632054, member: 14873"]This relating to the quality of lettering on LON marked folles typified by this Diocletian follis of mine:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1145641[/ATTACH]</p><p>In my opinion the lettering on the reverse is really awful. The “P’s” and “R’s” are almost cartoon like and the “O” in ROMANI is almost square - a far cry from the letter form quality of the early Empire coinage.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, [USER=84744]@Severus Alexander[/USER], thank you for your comments and for posting those excellent coin photos. I spot an old friend among them - one I should never have let go - but I am glad it is in your collection! If I remember rightly, it is Constantius, No. 14a.</p><p><br /></p><p>Added: Hugh Cloke is usually right!</p><p><br /></p><p>James[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jamesicus, post: 4632054, member: 14873"]This relating to the quality of lettering on LON marked folles typified by this Diocletian follis of mine: [ATTACH=full]1145641[/ATTACH] In my opinion the lettering on the reverse is really awful. The “P’s” and “R’s” are almost cartoon like and the “O” in ROMANI is almost square - a far cry from the letter form quality of the early Empire coinage. However, [USER=84744]@Severus Alexander[/USER], thank you for your comments and for posting those excellent coin photos. I spot an old friend among them - one I should never have let go - but I am glad it is in your collection! If I remember rightly, it is Constantius, No. 14a. Added: Hugh Cloke is usually right! James[/QUOTE]
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