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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 3453392, member: 31620&quot;]Here is a coin that is described as coming from the COS I issue.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_064ef_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Possibly the same engraver? </p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:– IMP CAE L SEP SE - V PERT AVG COS I, Laureate head right</p><p>Rev:– FORTVNAE REDVCI, Fortuna (Pietas) standing left holding patera and cornucopia, sacrificing over altar</p><p>Minted in Emesa</p><p>References:– RIC Page 139 (5) (Scarce)</p><p><br /></p><p>Was the OP coin supposed to be a COS II coin and the engraver ran out of room with the legend and scratched in those little marks? Is there another little I under the COS I coin above making it a COS II too.</p><p><br /></p><p>Did the mint plan to produce a COS issue? This would be the normal way of designating COS I. Why did they produce a COS I issue which is an odd legend (there are several COS I dies)?</p><p><br /></p><p>Are all the COS and COS I coins simply errors within the COS II issue?</p><p><br /></p><p>The &quot;the thin bearded high cheek bone portrait&quot; described by [USER=99456]@Sulla80[/USER] are thought to be the earlier busts in the series.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are a whole host of different possibilities but we don&#039;t have answers.</p><p><br /></p><p>This exercise was an example of describing what you see in front of you. It might not lead you to a conclusive answer but will give you as much data as possible to work on.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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