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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3076623, member: 19463&quot;]For those who think this is a mind game for people who have collected too long, the bull question is not at all unreasonable since the type pretty much defines this ruler&#039;s place in history.&nbsp; You might think cropping off the mint mark and asking the mint is expecting you to guess by style but here there is something added to this bull reverse that was only used by one mint so the question is not post-graduate level either.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>There are hundreds of one ruler types but the best, IMHO, are the ones like the bull that are not only singular uses but that tell you something about the ruler who issued it that makes it obvious that he would have been the one to use that type.&nbsp; One of my favorites is the Temple of Janus series by Nero.&nbsp; Nero was proud to have brought the Empire to a state of peace.&nbsp; When the Judean revolt&nbsp; broke his peace, he was not happy and sent Vespasian to punish the rebels.&nbsp; Many of Vespasian&#039;s types were shared with his sons so we lose coins that would be good for this thread.&nbsp; Nero was alone so we have this as with the closed doors on the temple of Janus. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]773988[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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