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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3217658, member: 19463&quot;]This is a fine example of when the standard answer is not always best.&nbsp; Very often, it is easiest to identify a reverse and see who issued that reverse.&nbsp; That works well for many late Roman coins. In this case what TIF termed &quot;ubiquity of eagles&quot; made it better to look for the ruler or city.&nbsp; This is commonly the way to go when IDing Provincials that tend to have the name of the issuing city on the reverse.&nbsp; Your coin was a hard one because the name by which we know Diadumenian does not appear on this particular coin and the few clear letters of the obverse legend made it harder than most.&nbsp; There is no shame in having trouble with this one</p><p><br /></p><p>I hope everyone realizes just how important this step is. It seems so basic but the fact is that knowing the category allows you to select the right books or websites.&nbsp; After you do a few more of them, this will be easier so I really suggest you try to ID as many coins as you can from photos without looking at the provided ID&#039;s.&nbsp; It will make doing your unclear coins easier if you have already succeeded with the same thing in high grade.&nbsp; Of course buying slightly better coins would make it easier if you have that option.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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