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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 898534, member: 19463&quot;]RSC 272 reads &quot;Minerva with th. and sp.&quot; while 271 is &quot;Minerva with spear&quot;.&nbsp; You have 271.&nbsp; Domitian had several Minerva types summarized at the top of page 52 on RSC (Roman Silver Coins by H. A. Seaby vol II).&nbsp; RSC follows the numbering system of Cohen from the 19th century placing the coins in alphabetical order by reverse legend.&nbsp; RIC is more scholarly placing the coins in groups by date issued.&nbsp; Be careful not to confuse the two different books.&nbsp; There is no easy way to convert one number system to another.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is one of the places that you can find the same Roman with only the date being different (like US coins).&nbsp; I attach for comparison an example of the &quot;th.&quot; (thunderbolt) added version but mine (RSC264, RIC154) is a year earlier so the dating devices are one less than yours.&nbsp; The list on page 52 mentions the addition of the shield at the feet but it did not make all the listings abbreviated &quot;th. and sp.&quot; With all the different poses and legend changes, there must be close to a hundred different Minerva denarii of Domitian.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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