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<p>[QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 2831660, member: 87404"]Hey all, I recently purchased a worn Commodus denarius and have been trying to accurately attribute it, but I'm running into some problems getting the obverse and reverse to kind of "match" up.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is my coin:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]667522[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]667524[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I've been searching on WW and found the below reverse (TR P VIIII (dot) IMP VI COS IIII P P, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopiae, globe at foot). It's as close as I could find there with a "globe at foot" but the figure really doesn't match and my TRP is "VIII" and not "VIIII". [the below coin is listed: RIC 83; BMCRE 133; RSC 932 var]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]667527[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I was looking then on CoinArchives and found the below coin which (to me) matches the figure, the draping, the globe at foot, and hands/arms, but the lettering on my reverse is different; mine appears "TRP VIIII (dot) IMP VI COS IIII PP" and this one is "TRP VII (dot) IMP V COS III PP". Also the coin below has a different inscription the obverse than mine. [below coin is listed: Providentia standing facing, head left, holding wand over globe and long scepter. RIC III 44; MIR 18, –; RSC 846]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]667530[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Can anyone offer any help? How close am I? If I can't find the real attribution, how should I list it?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks in advance!![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 2831660, member: 87404"]Hey all, I recently purchased a worn Commodus denarius and have been trying to accurately attribute it, but I'm running into some problems getting the obverse and reverse to kind of "match" up. Here is my coin: [ATTACH=full]667522[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]667524[/ATTACH] I've been searching on WW and found the below reverse (TR P VIIII (dot) IMP VI COS IIII P P, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopiae, globe at foot). It's as close as I could find there with a "globe at foot" but the figure really doesn't match and my TRP is "VIII" and not "VIIII". [the below coin is listed: RIC 83; BMCRE 133; RSC 932 var] [ATTACH=full]667527[/ATTACH] I was looking then on CoinArchives and found the below coin which (to me) matches the figure, the draping, the globe at foot, and hands/arms, but the lettering on my reverse is different; mine appears "TRP VIIII (dot) IMP VI COS IIII PP" and this one is "TRP VII (dot) IMP V COS III PP". Also the coin below has a different inscription the obverse than mine. [below coin is listed: Providentia standing facing, head left, holding wand over globe and long scepter. RIC III 44; MIR 18, –; RSC 846] [ATTACH=full]667530[/ATTACH] Can anyone offer any help? How close am I? If I can't find the real attribution, how should I list it? Thanks in advance!![/QUOTE]
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