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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ardatirion, post: 849810, member: 9204&quot;]These are intentional, as minted. These coins are known as <i>denarii serrati</i>, literally, serrated denarii. Its believed that this was done by ancient minters for purely aesthetic reasons.</p><p><br /></p><p>Paddy - That&#039;s a nice coin,&nbsp; but you desperately need to develop an attribution style. As it is now, all the information you include with the coin is the misspelled name of the moneyer and a date. No reference, no description of the piece. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s how I do my Republican coins: </p><p><br /></p><p>Roman Republic</p><p>Moneyer, date</p><p>denomination, dimensions (I usually forget to measure though)</p><p>obv design</p><p>obv legend</p><p>rev design</p><p>rev legend</p><p>references</p><p><br /></p><p>notes or pedigree</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/18271/Roman%20Republic%20denarius%20-%2082%20BC%20C%20Mamilius%20Limetanus.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Roman Republic</p><p>C Mamilius Limetanus, 82 BC</p><p>AR denarius </p><p>draped bust of Mercury r. with caduceus over shoulder</p><p>Ulysses standing r., holding staff in l. hand and extending his r. hand&nbsp; to his dog Argus</p><p>C MAMIL to l., LIMETAN to r.</p><p>Sydenham 741, Crawford 362/1[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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