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<p>[QUOTE="hotwheelsearl, post: 4707164, member: 75143"][USER=113565]@Arcane76[/USER] , you will find certain lettering conventions that seem odd to our modern eyes.</p><p><br /></p><p>As you indicated in your OP, the A's often come out looking like H's, and V's can certainly look like Y's.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, where there are several N's and V's next to each other, they sort of blend together. A tough situation for sure, but after a couple dozen coins you start to get used to it.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also recommend browsing this site:<a href="https://tesorillo.com/aes/home.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://tesorillo.com/aes/home.htm" rel="nofollow">https://tesorillo.com/aes/home.htm</a></p><p>to help you get a decent grip on identifying reverses and busts by style and motif; lots of ancient coins have less-than-legible legends but if you can recognize the reverse style, then you're well on your way to getting all the way there.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="hotwheelsearl, post: 4707164, member: 75143"][USER=113565]@Arcane76[/USER] , you will find certain lettering conventions that seem odd to our modern eyes. As you indicated in your OP, the A's often come out looking like H's, and V's can certainly look like Y's. Also, where there are several N's and V's next to each other, they sort of blend together. A tough situation for sure, but after a couple dozen coins you start to get used to it. I also recommend browsing this site:[URL]https://tesorillo.com/aes/home.htm[/URL] to help you get a decent grip on identifying reverses and busts by style and motif; lots of ancient coins have less-than-legible legends but if you can recognize the reverse style, then you're well on your way to getting all the way there.[/QUOTE]
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