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<p>[QUOTE="Ocatarinetabellatchitchix, post: 7365696, member: 99554"]I've been asked to give precision about 2 reverse types with the (?) in the OP. </p><p>The two types are mentioned in reference books but remain mysterious. RIC 262, <b>Minos seated in front of Minotaur</b>. It is the RIC which speaks for the first time of Minos, Cohen not having noticed it. But isn't it rather Pluto sitting in front of Cerbere? It is this description which was taken up by the BMC (# 122) but recently modified. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1283602[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1283603[/ATTACH] </p><p>The British Museum coin</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1283604[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Why would there be two types so similar with a seated figure, bearded and wearing a modius, with a rather indistinct creature in front of him, the three heads being easily confused with a head and two horns? More cautiously, the RSC mentions Pluto or Minos and the latest version of Sear Minos.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1283607[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The second questionable type is the <b>seated Serapis </b>(RIC 291c). There is a denarius of this type, but Cohen also mentions an Antoninianus, while failing to specify the source. Could it be a specimen with Pluto, but tooled to make the creature disappear? Anyway, this coin remains to my knowledge untraceable.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1283608[/ATTACH] </p><p>The denarius with seated Serapis</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1283606[/ATTACH] </p><p>Cohen's reference</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1283605[/ATTACH] </p><p>The RIC reference</p><p><br /></p><p>I just hope a more intelligent person can enlighten me !!![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ocatarinetabellatchitchix, post: 7365696, member: 99554"]I've been asked to give precision about 2 reverse types with the (?) in the OP. The two types are mentioned in reference books but remain mysterious. RIC 262, [B]Minos seated in front of Minotaur[/B]. It is the RIC which speaks for the first time of Minos, Cohen not having noticed it. But isn't it rather Pluto sitting in front of Cerbere? It is this description which was taken up by the BMC (# 122) but recently modified. [ATTACH=full]1283602[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1283603[/ATTACH] The British Museum coin [ATTACH=full]1283604[/ATTACH] Why would there be two types so similar with a seated figure, bearded and wearing a modius, with a rather indistinct creature in front of him, the three heads being easily confused with a head and two horns? More cautiously, the RSC mentions Pluto or Minos and the latest version of Sear Minos. [ATTACH=full]1283607[/ATTACH] The second questionable type is the [B]seated Serapis [/B](RIC 291c). There is a denarius of this type, but Cohen also mentions an Antoninianus, while failing to specify the source. Could it be a specimen with Pluto, but tooled to make the creature disappear? Anyway, this coin remains to my knowledge untraceable. [ATTACH=full]1283608[/ATTACH] The denarius with seated Serapis [ATTACH=full]1283606[/ATTACH] Cohen's reference [ATTACH=full]1283605[/ATTACH] The RIC reference I just hope a more intelligent person can enlighten me !!![/QUOTE]
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