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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3229983, member: 19463&quot;]The coin type you call Amisos was issued by several different cities.&nbsp; Each wrote the genitive on the reverse splitting the word on either side of Nike.&nbsp; When you are working with hard to read coins, you might have more trouble finding which city you have.&nbsp; There have been <i>several old threads</i> on these on Coin Talk because Stevex6 specialized in these and showed most of what there were.&nbsp; Of course, many are off center or otherwise lose some letters.&nbsp; Below are two different town; neither is Amisos.&nbsp; The second one is harder because you really have no way to tell that it is missing a K at the left.&nbsp; I know you like mysteries so I&#039;m not telling these.&nbsp; See if you can find out what cities issued these and which one fits the letters on your coin.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]843225[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]843226[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m 100% sure your last one is Trajan but much less sure it is not perfectly genuine but just abused terribly.&nbsp; It has plenty of evidence to allow an ID.&nbsp; Start by reading the reverse legend (first 10 clear letters show) and see which of the many types Trajan used with that legend fits the large and small figures shown. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have no idea about the two portrait coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>The sestertius is squared off quite a bit which is a lot more common after the mid 2nd century.&nbsp; I think I know who this is but I can&#039;t prove it.&nbsp; What do you see on the portrait that would rule out some rulers?&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Keep up the good work.&nbsp; It is easier to ID better coins but miracles do happen and some of these might come with luck.&nbsp; You are already better at this than many people.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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