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<p>[QUOTE="Bing, post: 3022684, member: 44132"]Just for clarity, you're talking about this coin:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]752014[/ATTACH] </p><p>DIOCLETIAN</p><p>AE27 Follis</p><p>OBVERSE: IMP DIOCLETIANVS PF AVG, laureate head right </p><p>REVERSE: SACR MONET AVGG ET CAESS NOSTR, Moneta standing left, holding scales & cornucopia, AQS in ex.; crescent and VI across fields</p><p>Struck at Aquileia, 304-305 AD</p><p>8.1g, 27mm</p><p>RIC VI Aquileia 39a</p><p><br /></p><p>The "AQS" at the bottom of the reverse in exerque is a mint mark for Aquileia. The date can be narrowed down based on the legends and field marks. Since you are new to Ancients, much of what you need for dating any Roman Imperial coin is found in RIC (Roman Imperial Coinage). Some of the information is dated, but it is generally a reliable source. There are on-line resources as well.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bing, post: 3022684, member: 44132"]Just for clarity, you're talking about this coin: [ATTACH=full]752014[/ATTACH] DIOCLETIAN AE27 Follis OBVERSE: IMP DIOCLETIANVS PF AVG, laureate head right REVERSE: SACR MONET AVGG ET CAESS NOSTR, Moneta standing left, holding scales & cornucopia, AQS in ex.; crescent and VI across fields Struck at Aquileia, 304-305 AD 8.1g, 27mm RIC VI Aquileia 39a The "AQS" at the bottom of the reverse in exerque is a mint mark for Aquileia. The date can be narrowed down based on the legends and field marks. Since you are new to Ancients, much of what you need for dating any Roman Imperial coin is found in RIC (Roman Imperial Coinage). Some of the information is dated, but it is generally a reliable source. There are on-line resources as well.[/QUOTE]
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