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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 3215514, member: 19463"]Every little detail counts. The emperor is Lic<b>i</b>nius. See how many questions you can generate regarding the coin or the man and see what you can find for answers. If the coin were Greek, the reverse probably would not use the Roman name for the god (IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG NN).</p><p><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Iovi" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Iovi" rel="nofollow">https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Iovi</a></p><p>A challenge: See if you can find why the last letters on the reverse are doubled. AVGusti Nostri would mean of our Augustus. What does AVGG NN mean? </p><p><br /></p><p>The mintmark is TSA of which the A is a workshop (officina) letter. TS is an abbreviation for the city but not as simple as just the first letter. There is a New Testament book or two named for that mint city. </p><p><br /></p><p>Coins were made for Licinius I and his son Licinius II. How can you tell which one this is? Wikipedia is your friend for simple questions. There are many online resources specific to coins. One is mine:</p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/</a></p><p>...but I don't think I ever said anything about Licinius. </p><p><br /></p><p>Education is a neverending process.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 3215514, member: 19463"]Every little detail counts. The emperor is Lic[B]i[/B]nius. See how many questions you can generate regarding the coin or the man and see what you can find for answers. If the coin were Greek, the reverse probably would not use the Roman name for the god (IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG NN). [url]https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Iovi[/url] A challenge: See if you can find why the last letters on the reverse are doubled. AVGusti Nostri would mean of our Augustus. What does AVGG NN mean? The mintmark is TSA of which the A is a workshop (officina) letter. TS is an abbreviation for the city but not as simple as just the first letter. There is a New Testament book or two named for that mint city. Coins were made for Licinius I and his son Licinius II. How can you tell which one this is? Wikipedia is your friend for simple questions. There are many online resources specific to coins. One is mine: [url]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/[/url] ...but I don't think I ever said anything about Licinius. Education is a neverending process.[/QUOTE]
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