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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 2890692, member: 75937&quot;]VINO REGINA instead of IVNO REGINA</p><p><br /></p><p>If this were a simple typographical error, it would be limited to a single die, but there are at least three reverse dies with this particular inscription. This, coupled with the humorous nature of the inscription (it means &quot;wine queen&quot; instead of Juno the Queen), makes me think it was done on purpose as a joke.</p><p><br /></p><p>Post your coins with typographical errors, Juno reverses, Saloninas, and whatnot -- anything you feel is relevant.</p><p><br /></p><p>First the NORMAL version:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]694600[/ATTACH]</p><p>Salonina, AD 253-268</p><p>Roman billon antoninianus, 3.87 g, 21.1 mm</p><p>Antioch, AD 264</p><p>Obv: SALONINA AVG, diademed draped bust right on crescent</p><p>Rev: IVNO REGINA, Juno standing left, holding patera and scepter; peacock at feet left; star in left field</p><p>Refs: RIC 92; Cohen 67; RCV 10641; Göbl 1619f; see Hunter pp. lxxiii-lxxiv.</p><p><br /></p><p>And now the &quot;error&quot; coin:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]694602[/ATTACH]</p><p>Salonina, AD 253-268</p><p>Roman billon antoninianus, 4.64 g, 23.3 mm</p><p>Antioch, AD 264</p><p>Obv: SALONINA AVG, diademed draped bust right on crescent</p><p>Rev: VINO REGINA, Juno standing left, holding patera and scepter; peacock at feet left; star in left field</p><p>Refs: RIC 92 var.; Cohen 67 var.; RCV 10641 var.; Göbl 1619f var.</p><p><br /></p><p>Note at least three different reverse dies here at 258.pair.com&#039;s <a href="http://www258.pair.com/denarius/cgi-bin/erfind.pl?sstring=ri3686" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www258.pair.com/denarius/cgi-bin/erfind.pl?sstring=ri3686" rel="nofollow">Gallienus site</a>:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]694606[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]694607[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]694608[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Mine appears to match the first example.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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