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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 4402381, member: 31620&quot;]The people copying the coins likely had something to copy from and this resulted in them copying as many aspects as they could, including the mintmark or something similar. When I was mentioning cities I was referring to what I suspect the host coin was that was being copied.</p><p><br /></p><p>Much of the time the copier was not literate enough to know what he was copying and we have lots of spelling errors all the way through to IIIIs and OOOOs instead of legends.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you were to compare them side by side with a coin from the original mint they would not be convincing in terms of style.</p><p><br /></p><p>I can&#039;t give a solid example with a Fallen Horseman but I have a galley coin to illustrate my point.</p><p><br /></p><p>A genuine mint coin:-</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Constans - AE2</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Obv:- D N CONSTANS P F AVG, Pearl diademed, draped &amp; cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev:- FEL TEMP-REPARATIO, emperor in military dress standing left on galley, holding Phoenix and labarum, Victory sitting at the stern, steering the ship</p><p>Minted in Aquileia; (//AQP dot), A.D. 348-350</p><p>Reference:– RIC VIII Aquileia 99 (C)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_169ai_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>and an ancient imitation of the same coin produced who knows where but with good enough detail to determine that it copies a coin like the one above....</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_169bg_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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