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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3462404, member: 19463&quot;]US coins require mint marks because the design of the coins is identical for each mint and a mark is added to the dies according to location.&nbsp; On ancients, a different master trained a staff and each mint shows a distinct style for that mint and sometimes or an individual.&nbsp; Those of us who collect Severans have no trouble separating the groups but we do not necessarily know where that mint was located.&nbsp; A mint mark would be nice for that.&nbsp; Below is a group shot identiied by the traditional city names some of which are now considered incorrect.&nbsp; Of course the mints each &#039;developed&#039; their styles as time passed.&nbsp; Even Alexandria that only operated for a couple years has been divided into three periods by specialists so Rome (19 years) will offer even more oportunity for learning. The coins below are all from the early period of civil wars while Septimius was dealing with other contestants for power.</p><p>Rome&nbsp; ====================== Emesa</p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/sevmints.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Alexandria&nbsp; ================= Laodicea[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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