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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sulla80, post: 3432136, member: 99456&quot;]This coin was originally intended to show the &quot;mark from a previous owner&quot;.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]911182[/ATTACH] </p><p>The first frame shows an upside down &quot;7&quot; in scratches that look modern and I&#039;ve assumed are from someone scratching something off of the coin.&nbsp; The other two little pock marks - one on obverse and one on reverse are not something I can&#039;t explain.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]911181[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Valeria 12a or b C. Valerius Flaccus B.C. 82</p><p>Obv: Bust of Victory right, letter X or X-like symbol behind,</p><p>Rev: C VAL FLA IMPERAT, legionary eagle between two standards inscribed H (Hastati) and P (Principes) EX S C between them.&nbsp; The H and P reference the <a href="http://sites.psu.edu/successoftheromans/organization-of-the-roman-army/the-armies-of-the-roman-republic/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://sites.psu.edu/successoftheromans/organization-of-the-roman-army/the-armies-of-the-roman-republic/" rel="nofollow">first and second lines of infanty</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>However that is now off topic as I was slow to post - so here in response to [USER=87271]@AnYangMan[/USER]&#039;s request is a coin with Earthen deposits:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]911192[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Tha&#039;rān Ya&#039;ūb Yuhan&#039;im </b>South Arabia, Himyar AR Quinarius</p><p>circa AD 175-215</p><p><b>Obv: </b>Bare head right; monogram behind, all within dotted border terminated by monogram</p><p><b>Rev:</b> Diademed head right; South Arabian legend: T&#039;RN YB&#039; (king&#039;s name) above, RYDN below, &#039;scepter&#039; to right. </p><p><b>Ref:</b> Munro-Hay 3.24i; Huth 449–50</p><p><b>Size:</b> 11mm 1.75g</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Next: </b> writing in something other than Roman or Greek alphabets[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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