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<p>[QUOTE="Alegandron, post: 3790322, member: 51347"]Cool, [USER=75937]@Roman Collector[/USER] . Like the coin, and really like that C, oops, S .</p><p><br /></p><p>I agree with [USER=56859]@TIF[/USER] . Consider: Die cutters (engravers) were perhaps slaves. Perhaps illiterate, or their native language was Greek... Wasn't the Greek 'C' pronounced as a Latin 'S' ? Just thoughts.</p><p><br /></p><p>LOL, I have been 40 years in manufacturing, purchasing a LOT of tooling (dies) over the years. Lotsa hilarious "OOPSIES" with some of those tools, especially those commissioned in other countries and cultures that were not as familiar with English, and/or Latin lettering, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>I only have one Faustina I:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1012487[/ATTACH]</p><p>RI Faustina Sr 138-140 CE after 146 CE DIVA AR Denarius m Antoninus Pius 17.4mm 3.2g Ceres torch fold RIC 362 RSC 104[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Alegandron, post: 3790322, member: 51347"]Cool, [USER=75937]@Roman Collector[/USER] . Like the coin, and really like that C, oops, S . I agree with [USER=56859]@TIF[/USER] . Consider: Die cutters (engravers) were perhaps slaves. Perhaps illiterate, or their native language was Greek... Wasn't the Greek 'C' pronounced as a Latin 'S' ? Just thoughts. LOL, I have been 40 years in manufacturing, purchasing a LOT of tooling (dies) over the years. Lotsa hilarious "OOPSIES" with some of those tools, especially those commissioned in other countries and cultures that were not as familiar with English, and/or Latin lettering, etc. I only have one Faustina I: [ATTACH=full]1012487[/ATTACH] RI Faustina Sr 138-140 CE after 146 CE DIVA AR Denarius m Antoninus Pius 17.4mm 3.2g Ceres torch fold RIC 362 RSC 104[/QUOTE]
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