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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 1884542, member: 31620&quot;]One of the big problems with some coins of Probus is that the same type with matching obverse legend, bust type, reverse legend and reverse type occurs without identifying mintmarks from a variety of mints. For these coins they can only be differentiated by style. I have seen many coins attributed to Lugdunum because that was the first matching entry in RIC that the dealer found for a coin that were in fact Cyzicus and in one case Siscia rather than Lugdunum. For coins that really don&#039;t have any distinguishing features other than style this can be a problem for the beginner collector. Coins such as the one that Doug illustrates just add to the problem. Just because the officina mark isn&#039;t visible doesn&#039;t mean that it was not intended.</p><p>Martin[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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