I vote to legalize the dot (dirty old terror)!... by posting this metallic circular dot: CARIA, Halikarnassos (reassigned from Kindya) 499-497 BCE AR hektai, 1.78 gm, 11 mm, Milesian standard Obv: head of ketos MONSTER right Rev: geometric pattern within incuse square Ref: Konuk Happy Halloween y'all! If you've got a better dot I'd like to see it!
Your picture is too small for me to see the error. Could you try re-posting larger pics? Just teasing, of course.
Constantine the Great AE Follis 316 A.D., Rome Mint, 3rd Officina 3.72g, 19.0mm, 12H Obverse: IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, Bust of Constantine I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right Reverse: SOLI IN-VI-CT COM D N, Sol, radiate, chlamys draped across left shoulder, standing left, raising right hand and holding Victory on globe in left hand Exergue: ✱///RT Provenance: Ex. CNG Electronic Auction 456, Lot 751 (part of) Reference: RIC VII Rome 49 Constantine the Great AE Follis 315 A.D., Rome Mint, 3rd Officina 3.00g, 22.0mm, 6H Obverse: IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, Bust of Constantine I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right Reverse: SOLI INV-I-CTO COMITI, Sol, radiate, chlamys draped across left shoulder, standing left, raising right hand and holding globe in left hand Exergue: C/S//RT Provenance: Ex. Carpe Diem Numismatics 2017 Reference: RIC VII Rome 40
. ERROR BROCKAGE coin. RR AR Denarius ERROR BROCKAGE Q Fabius Labeo 124 BCE - ROMA X LABEO - Incuse and reverse of obverse Cr 273-1 Syd 532 Sear 148
It never crossed my mind when I tried to delete a half-finished post for which I clicked "create a thread" prematurely that it would lead to this. How clever of all of you! Please continue to post your ancient error coins, or your ancient coins prominently featuring dots, or anything else that strikes your fancy as being thematically relevant.
ORDER of The DOT I found this Bent Bar with TWO sets of two connected dots (one set on each side). Was told this was very rare when there was a discussion on FB about these coins. Kinda lucked into this one: India Gandahara AR Bent Bar early long type 11.3g 650-600 BCE Comment: RARE two dots - however, also have the two dots on BOTH sides and is considered VERY RARE
Enough with the dots, already. My coin has TWO dots at the end of the reverse legend. (Don't you hate people who up the dot count?) Actually when the 'Emesa' mint under Septimius Severus put 'dots' at the end of the reverse legend, those 'dots' tended to have a shape pointed on one side rather like a slice of pie. Septimius Severus AR denarius "Emesa" mint / FELICIT TIMLOR.. I have two dots in a row. Who has three? No Snakes even if they do have ten dots!
I dunno, Doug... I believe you have DOT ENVY !!! Here is a Quincunx with FIVE dots... Larinum (Frentani), ca. 210-175 BC, bronze quincunx, 22mm, 9.80g Obverse: Head of Mars (or Athena, per Sear) in crested Corinthian helmet r. Reverse: Horseman galloping l., holding spear and shield decorated with thunderbolt, LADINOD below, 5 pellets (denom.) in ex. Reference: NH Italy 625, Campania 4a, Morcom 64, BMC 2 Grading: F , minor porosity, brown patina, very scarce Comment: Ex - Colin Pitchfork collection. Ex - Spink America auction (NY, Dec. 6-7 1999, lot 400 - part of). From a private collection formed by a pair of Polish brothers and sold in New York. Ex: Rudnck Numismatics
