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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3884521, member: 19463&quot;]Actually that is the legend split normal for the early coins of Domna.&nbsp; I have seen two coins that showed IVLIADOM - NAAVG and would really like to upgrade mine (worst known).</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1025764[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The coin I showed above is a Rome mint denarius with the drapery extending down on both sides over the column and by the lower end of the palm.&nbsp; This is normal for aurei, bronzes and denarii of the Eastern mints.&nbsp; Roman denarii usually have the drapery down only on one side and rarely show it on both on the same coin.&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; I have no idea but I do believe it is some code yet undeciphered.&nbsp; </p><p>only over column at left</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1025766[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>only on right[ATTACH=full]1025767[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>both sides but Eastern</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1025770[/ATTACH] </p><p>on an as (look closely on the right)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1025771[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>My guess is that having no coin with the complete design would make mechanical counterfeiting the dies much more difficult.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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