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Message:: [QUOTE="Victor_Clark, post: 25663986, member: 10613"]I enjoy finding errors as it breaks up the monotony of sorting through piles of coins (and helps keep you focused) and this week I have catalogued several errors. [ATTACH=full]1641495[/ATTACH] The first N in Constantine's name is an M. The missing T is from a clogged die. Constantine IA.D. 307Ӕ follis 27mm 8.0gFL VAL CONSTANTINVS NOB C; laureate and cuirassed bust right.GENIO POP ROM; Genius standing left, tower on head, loins draped, r. holding patera, l. cornucopiae.In ex. PLNRIC VI London 88b; LMCC 5.01.008, 2nd ed. [ATTACH=full]1641496[/ATTACH] the engraver mistakenly gave Jupiter a reversed spear instead of the normal sceptre DiocletianA.D. 286Ӕ Antoninianus 21x22mm 3.8gIMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG; Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from rear.IOVI CONSERVAT AVGG; Jupiter standing left, holding thunderbolt and leaning on reversed spear; A in right field.RIC Vii Lyon 43 [ATTACH=full]1641497[/ATTACH] the engraver left out S from SEN(ior) in the obverse legend MaximianusA.D. 308-310Æ Follis 23x25mm 5.4gIMP C MAXIMIANVS P F EN AVG; laureate head right.GENIO IMPERATORIS; Genius standing left, holding patera & cornucopiae; Kin left field, B over P in right field.In ex. ALERIC VI Alexandria 102[/QUOTE]