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<p>[QUOTE="Steelers72, post: 7390804, member: 112504"]I have been studying the denarii of Augustus and in particular I found an attraction to the standing bull type (RIC475, been meaning to find the RSC number but it appears my edition of the book does not reference the type. I’ve seen it referenced as RSC28 in online listings but, at least in my book, that would be the capricorn type).</p><p><br /></p><p>In my opinion, these coins were minted by a master engraver who made a very artistic set of dies of great style. For the reason below, I’d call the dies artistic but fragile. From my research, the mint this coin was produced was located at Pergamum, an ancient Greek city in Mysia (modern day northwest Turkey).[ATTACH=full]1286107[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1286108[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Most of the denarii of this type have what appears to be a prominent fissure or hairline crack on the flan. Sometimes, deep enough to be seen on obverse and reverse. Nearly all examples have this crack in varying degrees - some extreme and some that are barely visible to the naked eye. However, maybe the first batch of coins minted are free of this “flaw” if you so choose to describe it as one. I do believe the dies were the culprit, rather than the quality of the metal used; a topic of debate.</p><p><br /></p><p>Most examples of the type I have seen have bulls with “cut off” snouts. It is particularly uncommon to find one where the bull’s facial features are well struck.</p><p><br /></p><p>If anyone has more reference material on who the engraver(s) might have been, or more background knowledge on this type please do share. I’ve compiled a bunch of examples obtained online for the purpose of studying the type below. If you have an example of this type, please do share!</p><p><br /></p><p><b>AUGUSTUS, 27 B.C.- A.D. 14. AR Denarius, Pergamum Mint, </b>RIC-475. Bare head right; Reverse: Bull standing right.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1286099[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1286100[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1286101[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1286102[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1286103[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1286104[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1286105[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1286106[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><i><font size="4">(all images sourced online via Google or wikipedia for reference only; I do not claim ownership)</font></i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Steelers72, post: 7390804, member: 112504"]I have been studying the denarii of Augustus and in particular I found an attraction to the standing bull type (RIC475, been meaning to find the RSC number but it appears my edition of the book does not reference the type. I’ve seen it referenced as RSC28 in online listings but, at least in my book, that would be the capricorn type). In my opinion, these coins were minted by a master engraver who made a very artistic set of dies of great style. For the reason below, I’d call the dies artistic but fragile. From my research, the mint this coin was produced was located at Pergamum, an ancient Greek city in Mysia (modern day northwest Turkey).[ATTACH=full]1286107[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1286108[/ATTACH] Most of the denarii of this type have what appears to be a prominent fissure or hairline crack on the flan. Sometimes, deep enough to be seen on obverse and reverse. Nearly all examples have this crack in varying degrees - some extreme and some that are barely visible to the naked eye. However, maybe the first batch of coins minted are free of this “flaw” if you so choose to describe it as one. I do believe the dies were the culprit, rather than the quality of the metal used; a topic of debate. Most examples of the type I have seen have bulls with “cut off” snouts. It is particularly uncommon to find one where the bull’s facial features are well struck. If anyone has more reference material on who the engraver(s) might have been, or more background knowledge on this type please do share. I’ve compiled a bunch of examples obtained online for the purpose of studying the type below. If you have an example of this type, please do share! [B]AUGUSTUS, 27 B.C.- A.D. 14. AR Denarius, Pergamum Mint, [/B]RIC-475. Bare head right; Reverse: Bull standing right. [ATTACH=full]1286099[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1286100[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1286101[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1286102[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1286103[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1286104[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1286105[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1286106[/ATTACH] [I][SIZE=4](all images sourced online via Google or wikipedia for reference only; I do not claim ownership)[/SIZE][/I][/QUOTE]
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