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<p>[QUOTE="bobbyhelmet, post: 1640738, member: 44166"]These do vary a lot from mint to mint but I find the Rome ones by far the worst in artistry, craftsmanship and even size and weight! Although very similar style wise to Ostia and perhaps little less to Ticimum I much prefer these later two mints:</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH]236171.vB[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">All the above are <b>Ticinum</b>.</p> <p style="text-align: center"><b>PTDot</b> with <b>Star</b> (RIC VII 16), <b>TT Cross</b> and <b>Star</b> (RIC VII 45), <b>ST P</b> (RIC VII 68).</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p><p>Both Ostia and Ticinum produced small coins like Rome but they were always better centered and struck.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Cross is thought to symbolize Christ and the Star the Emperor - interesting if true but nobody knows for sure.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="bobbyhelmet, post: 1640738, member: 44166"]These do vary a lot from mint to mint but I find the Rome ones by far the worst in artistry, craftsmanship and even size and weight! Although very similar style wise to Ostia and perhaps little less to Ticimum I much prefer these later two mints: [CENTER][ATTACH]236171.vB[/ATTACH] All the above are [B]Ticinum[/B]. [B]PTDot[/B] with [B]Star[/B] (RIC VII 16), [B]TT Cross[/B] and [B]Star[/B] (RIC VII 45), [B]ST P[/B] (RIC VII 68). [/CENTER] Both Ostia and Ticinum produced small coins like Rome but they were always better centered and struck. The Cross is thought to symbolize Christ and the Star the Emperor - interesting if true but nobody knows for sure.[/QUOTE]
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