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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 840237, member: 19463&quot;]RIC dates the originally posted coin as 297-298 AD.&nbsp; In general it is better not to put too much faith in VOTA numerals.&nbsp; They did not mean 20 years served but carried a promise of 20 years counting from the start.&nbsp; Usually you expect a VOT XX to come around the time the VOT X would expire but they were loose with that and this could be appropriate anytime after 294.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Again in general, post reform radiates have nothing in exergue and carry either a mintmark or just a workshop letter (e=5) inside the wreath on this Rome mint coin.&nbsp; They will never have the XXI because they bore no silver.&nbsp; Pre reform coins did not use the wreath reverse.&nbsp;&nbsp; Another point I&#039;ve noted is that many post reform radiates are seen with smoother wear and not nearly as often rough surfaced as the pre reform antoniniani or the larger folles which had silver alloy that changed the way they wore.&nbsp; They often feel slick compared to the more textured 4.7% XXI silver coins.</p><p>These are only hints.&nbsp; The better answer is to look them up in RIC and see where they placed the coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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