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<p>[QUOTE="ambr0zie, post: 5311606, member: 80952"]Not quite.</p><p><a href="http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.2_3(2).hdn.385-391" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.2_3(2).hdn.385-391" rel="nofollow">http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.2_3(2).hdn.385-391</a></p><p><br /></p><p>722 was the previous coin you posted.</p><p><br /></p><p>When I want to attribute a coin, down to RIC number, the first thing I do is</p><p>- identify the ruler using the portrait and inscriptions (easy in your case, Hadrian is easily recognized and you also have all the leters visible on obverse and reverse)</p><p>- narrow down the reverse using the legend and the character on the reverse. Easy - P M TR P COS III and a character holding scales and cornucopiae.</p><p><br /></p><p>Don't be discouraged if you are a beginner (I became seriously interested in ancient coins just this October). All you need is practice, some studying and of course the passion for this hobby. Just yesterday I found my first sheet of coins I attributed myself, from the first lot, and found some mistakes I made, because I wasn't paying attention to some details.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ambr0zie, post: 5311606, member: 80952"]Not quite. [URL]http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.2_3(2).hdn.385-391[/URL] 722 was the previous coin you posted. When I want to attribute a coin, down to RIC number, the first thing I do is - identify the ruler using the portrait and inscriptions (easy in your case, Hadrian is easily recognized and you also have all the leters visible on obverse and reverse) - narrow down the reverse using the legend and the character on the reverse. Easy - P M TR P COS III and a character holding scales and cornucopiae. Don't be discouraged if you are a beginner (I became seriously interested in ancient coins just this October). All you need is practice, some studying and of course the passion for this hobby. Just yesterday I found my first sheet of coins I attributed myself, from the first lot, and found some mistakes I made, because I wasn't paying attention to some details.[/QUOTE]
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