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<p>[QUOTE="gsimonel, post: 3538865, member: 82549"]Thanks, Joseph. I wasn't aware of the SPQR coins of Claudius II. It makes sense that they would be from the same mint. Also, the dated coins of Gallienus with this mint mark were from the last year of his reign, so one might assume that SPQR coins of Claudius II come from early in his reign.</p><p><br /></p><p>I just did a quick and dirty glance through Wildwinds, and the obverse portrait on my coin does seem more similar to Cyzicus coins than Antioch. I wonder why RIC resisted placing them there. They claim that the similarity of the SPQR coins to those with PXV and VIIC mint marks suggests that they are all from the same mint. Going solely by the portrait--I haven't compared lettering--I'd say my coin looks pretty similar to the those with the PXV mint mark, but different from those with the VIIC mint mark.</p><p><br /></p><p>This might be a good time for everyone to say: "Shut up, Glenn."[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gsimonel, post: 3538865, member: 82549"]Thanks, Joseph. I wasn't aware of the SPQR coins of Claudius II. It makes sense that they would be from the same mint. Also, the dated coins of Gallienus with this mint mark were from the last year of his reign, so one might assume that SPQR coins of Claudius II come from early in his reign. I just did a quick and dirty glance through Wildwinds, and the obverse portrait on my coin does seem more similar to Cyzicus coins than Antioch. I wonder why RIC resisted placing them there. They claim that the similarity of the SPQR coins to those with PXV and VIIC mint marks suggests that they are all from the same mint. Going solely by the portrait--I haven't compared lettering--I'd say my coin looks pretty similar to the those with the PXV mint mark, but different from those with the VIIC mint mark. This might be a good time for everyone to say: "Shut up, Glenn."[/QUOTE]
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