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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 7929905, member: 19463"]I consider it a matter of denomination. If a mint struck denarii, it was Imperial. It is possible one mint struck both and almost certain that the Caesarea mint under Pescennius Niger did since there are mules with Latin obverse and Greek reverses. Provincials tend to have Greek legends but full Colony status cities used Latin. Every case must be considered separately. The existence of coins inscribed for a city does not mean there was a mint there since one mint could strike for neighboring cities on contract. There is always room for new interpretations of old data and occasionally we get lucky and find some new evidence but even that will not erase all the question marks. Ancient history is not a good endeavor for those who must know the truth and the whole truth in every detail. There are periods where the only evidence we have are the coins or a few letters of some inscription. There are Greek cities we know from records but are not sure exactly where they were located. There are no mint records that answer any of our questions so we 'reverse engineer' to the best of our ability.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 7929905, member: 19463"]I consider it a matter of denomination. If a mint struck denarii, it was Imperial. It is possible one mint struck both and almost certain that the Caesarea mint under Pescennius Niger did since there are mules with Latin obverse and Greek reverses. Provincials tend to have Greek legends but full Colony status cities used Latin. Every case must be considered separately. The existence of coins inscribed for a city does not mean there was a mint there since one mint could strike for neighboring cities on contract. There is always room for new interpretations of old data and occasionally we get lucky and find some new evidence but even that will not erase all the question marks. Ancient history is not a good endeavor for those who must know the truth and the whole truth in every detail. There are periods where the only evidence we have are the coins or a few letters of some inscription. There are Greek cities we know from records but are not sure exactly where they were located. There are no mint records that answer any of our questions so we 'reverse engineer' to the best of our ability.[/QUOTE]
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