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<p>[QUOTE="FitzNigel, post: 2236088, member: 74712"]I'm in the process of trying to reorganize coins I bought years ago and fully attribute them. Previously I was happy to just have the ruler's name, years of his reign, and the. Some of the history behind him. But now that I can come out of my "Dark Ages" (to steal an AFOL term...) of coin collecting, I'm trying to record more information about my coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>So here is one that I had listed as Valens. Checking on Wildwins, everything matches up with a Sear #4117. But I'm struggling with the Mintmark. It's a bit corroded down there, but I see an 's' and an 'H' which could be an 'm.' It seems like there is another letter after the 'm,' but it's too corroded to tell. While an 'Sam' would likely indicate Rome, that third possible letter is making me wonder (that, and Wildwinds doesn't appear to have an example starting with 'sm' or 'sh.' </p><p><br /></p><p>Any thoughts or help guys? I appreciate it!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]440258[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]440259[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]440260[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="FitzNigel, post: 2236088, member: 74712"]I'm in the process of trying to reorganize coins I bought years ago and fully attribute them. Previously I was happy to just have the ruler's name, years of his reign, and the. Some of the history behind him. But now that I can come out of my "Dark Ages" (to steal an AFOL term...) of coin collecting, I'm trying to record more information about my coins. So here is one that I had listed as Valens. Checking on Wildwins, everything matches up with a Sear #4117. But I'm struggling with the Mintmark. It's a bit corroded down there, but I see an 's' and an 'H' which could be an 'm.' It seems like there is another letter after the 'm,' but it's too corroded to tell. While an 'Sam' would likely indicate Rome, that third possible letter is making me wonder (that, and Wildwinds doesn't appear to have an example starting with 'sm' or 'sh.' Any thoughts or help guys? I appreciate it! [ATTACH=full]440258[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]440259[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]440260[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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