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<p>[QUOTE="Ardatirion, post: 1393880, member: 9204"]There definitely is a chance, at least for some of the issues. But how could that ever be proven? The mere appearance of an Imperial portrait is not enough. Now, I have noticed that many "Imperial" issues are much more finely engraved and cast. I suspect that these were the ones produced by the central authorities. Unfortunately, I don't have any portrait issues in my collection - they are quite rare! The museum in Milan has some published, and Rostowzew plates a number of specimens as well. I have managed to acquire what appears to be the most common "Imperial" issue (Rostowzew notes quite a few in museums).</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/18271/normal_00013x00.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><b>ROME</b></p> <p style="text-align: center">PB Tessera (19mm, 2.71 g, 12 h)</p> <p style="text-align: center">Imperial issue (?)</p> <p style="text-align: center">Venus Victrix standing right, resting arm on cippus and holding transverse scepter and clasping hands with Mars, standing left</p> <p style="text-align: center">Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia</p> <p style="text-align: center">Rostowzew 153, pl. III 2; München 16-7; Kircheriano 572, 582, 738, and 741</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">Rostowzew places this with the "Tesserae capitibus et nominibus imperatorum signatae" on the basis of type. In my studies, I have noticed that many of the types bearing Imperial portraiture or names are much more finely engraved, often with a centering dot and pronounced rims.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ardatirion, post: 1393880, member: 9204"]There definitely is a chance, at least for some of the issues. But how could that ever be proven? The mere appearance of an Imperial portrait is not enough. Now, I have noticed that many "Imperial" issues are much more finely engraved and cast. I suspect that these were the ones produced by the central authorities. Unfortunately, I don't have any portrait issues in my collection - they are quite rare! The museum in Milan has some published, and Rostowzew plates a number of specimens as well. I have managed to acquire what appears to be the most common "Imperial" issue (Rostowzew notes quite a few in museums). [CENTER][IMG]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/18271/normal_00013x00.jpg[/IMG] [B]ROME[/B] PB Tessera (19mm, 2.71 g, 12 h) Imperial issue (?) Venus Victrix standing right, resting arm on cippus and holding transverse scepter and clasping hands with Mars, standing left Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia Rostowzew 153, pl. III 2; München 16-7; Kircheriano 572, 582, 738, and 741 Rostowzew places this with the "Tesserae capitibus et nominibus imperatorum signatae" on the basis of type. In my studies, I have noticed that many of the types bearing Imperial portraiture or names are much more finely engraved, often with a centering dot and pronounced rims.[/CENTER][/QUOTE]
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