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<p>[QUOTE="dltsrq, post: 4692221, member: 75482"]As I read the introduction in RIC, the three periods are based on portrait style and mint marks, "supported" by reverse types. The early series (I) has "broad, heavy" heads and numeral mint marks. The middle series (II) maintains the numeral mint marks but the portraits are "less heavy" with "longer necks". The late series coins have "narrower" heads, "longer" profiles and a "down-pointed chin" in combination with letter mint marks. The reverse types of periods I and II tend to be more "warlike" than those of period III. The only truly objective point seems to be the change in mint marks between periods II and III.</p><p><br /></p><p>The difference between 17 and 60 is one of <i>style</i>, so both are correctly Cohen 1. I'm not a Probus expert but I would say that the op coin exhibits a rather long neck.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dltsrq, post: 4692221, member: 75482"]As I read the introduction in RIC, the three periods are based on portrait style and mint marks, "supported" by reverse types. The early series (I) has "broad, heavy" heads and numeral mint marks. The middle series (II) maintains the numeral mint marks but the portraits are "less heavy" with "longer necks". The late series coins have "narrower" heads, "longer" profiles and a "down-pointed chin" in combination with letter mint marks. The reverse types of periods I and II tend to be more "warlike" than those of period III. The only truly objective point seems to be the change in mint marks between periods II and III. The difference between 17 and 60 is one of [I]style[/I], so both are correctly Cohen 1. I'm not a Probus expert but I would say that the op coin exhibits a rather long neck.[/QUOTE]
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