Koins With Speling Errors

Discussion in 'Ancient Coins' started by TTerrier, Jan 16, 2018.

  1. TTerrier

    TTerrier Well-Known Member

    There was a thread earlier today with a letter missing from a denarius of Severus Alexander. Rather than hi-jack that thread I thought it would be fun to see what sort of spelling mistakes we have out there. Let's ignore barbarous stuff with legends that are all gibberish and limit the coins to ones where we think they were trying to get it right but either couldn't spell or ran out of room and had to drop some letters.

    Here is one to start us off:

    Constantius II Obverse.jpg Constantius II Reverse.jpg

    Constantius II as Caesar 324 - 337 AD
    2.26 g 18mm
    Laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right, FL IVL CONSTNTIVS NOB C (missing the A)
    Two soldiers holding spears and shields standing either side of two standards, GLOR IAEXER ITVS
    RFT in exergue Rome mint; Sear 17684 (Vol 5)
     
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  3. maridvnvm

    maridvnvm Well-Known Member

    Probus
    Obv:– IMP C PROBVS • P • F • AVG, Radiate, cuirassed bust right
    Rev:– COMITI PORBI(sic) AVG, Minerva standing left, holding olive-branch and spear and resting left hand on shield
    Mint – Lugdunum (I in exe) Emission 7 Officina 1. A.D. 280
    Reference:– Cohen -. Bastien 315 (example c). RIC 69 Bust type F var (PORBI in error not listed in RIC)

    One of the examples cited by Bastien of 315 - the standard PROBI coin, 315c - Voetter, is also PORBI from the same reverse die. No examples cited in Bastien Suppl. II.

    3.76 gms

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  4. maridvnvm

    maridvnvm Well-Known Member

    Probus
    Obv:– IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG, Radiate cuirassed bust right
    Rev:– ORIES (sic) AVG, Sol walking left between two captives, right hand raised, left holding globe.
    Minted in Lugdunum (I in exe) Emission 2 Officina 1. from November to December A.D. 276
    Reference:– Cohen -. Bastien 164c. RIC 44 Bust type F.

    ORIES for ORIENS

    4.16 gms

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  5. maridvnvm

    maridvnvm Well-Known Member

    Severus Alexander denarius
    Obv:– IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, Laureate head right
    Rev:– VIRVS (sic) AVG, Virtus standing right, holding reversed spear and victory
    Minted in Antioch

    This reverse type is unlisted from Antioch though a couple of examples are now known of the type. This one also has VIRVS in place of VIRTVS.

    I need to update my image of this one.

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  6. maridvnvm

    maridvnvm Well-Known Member

    Probus
    Obv:– IMP C PROBVS P • F • AVG, Radiate, cuirassed bust right
    Rev:– TEMPR FELICI (sic), Felicitas standing right, holding caduceus and cornucopiae
    Mint – Lugdunum (I in exe) Emission 6 Officina 1. A.D.278 to A.D. 279
    Reference:– Cohen -. Bastien -. RIC 104 Bust type F var. Not listed in Bastien or RIC with this reverse legend error.

    TEMPR for TEMPOR

    4.73 gms

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  7. dougsmit

    dougsmit Member

    I know Martin has this one, too, so I'll jump in now to show the extra RE in Septimius Severus / FORTVNAE REREDVC 'Emesa' denarius.
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  8. dougsmit

    dougsmit Member

    Theodosius I AE2 at Alexandria shows GLORAI ROMANORVM for GLORIA.
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  9. maridvnvm

    maridvnvm Well-Known Member

    Septimius Severus denarius

    Obv:– IMP CAE L SPE(sic) SEV PERT AVG COS II, Laureate head right
    Rev:– M-ONET AVG, Moneta standing left, holding scales in right hand, cornucopiae in left
    Minted in Emesa. A.D. 194 - 195
    References:- RIC -. RSC -. BMCRE -.

    SPE for SEP

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  10. zumbly

    zumbly Ha'ina 'ia mai ana ka puana

    Eastern mint Sep Sev misspelling his name Sev Sev.
    Septimius Severus - Eastern Cereri Frvg.jpg

    Vetranio mispelled Vertanio.

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    And Liberalitas transformed into completely new deity Liberatas.
    Gordian III - Liberalitas error 1066.jpg
     
  11. dougsmit

    dougsmit Member

    Some 'spelling' errors are not really spelling or errors but just the local language getting in the way. We regularly see letter R which is not used in Greek confused with B on coins of 'Emesa'. Many later Roman 'type styles' used what we would call an H for A. We call him Delmatius but many coins of the same man show DALMATIUS. I have seen experts blaim this sort of thing on illiterate workers miscopying text but often we have examples of people being literate in the wrong language. Is the coin below of Leo I (Constantinople mint) a spelling error or are you OK with using a lambda for the L?
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  12. David Atherton

    David Atherton Flavian Fanatic

    T359 error.JPG Divus Vespasian
    AR Denarius, 2.92g
    Rome Mint, 79-80 AD
    RIC T359a (C). BMC T124. RSC 149.
    Obv - DIVVS AVGVSPVS (sic) VESPASIANVS; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.
    Rev - Column mounted by shield and topped by urn, flanked by two laurels; in field, EX, on shield, S C

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  13. TIF

    TIF Always learning.

    My favorite misspelling of the bunch :D Oh the poor boy ;)

    "May good fortune return our soldiers again, and again"? :D

    Engraver efficiency?

    That's very interesting and something I hadn't thought about. I'd like to have such a coin.
     
  14. maridvnvm

    maridvnvm Well-Known Member

    I have just realised that I have an obverse die match to my SPE for SEP above...

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  15. maridvnvm

    maridvnvm Well-Known Member

    Constantius Gallus - AE2

    Obv:- D N CONSTANTIVS IVN NBO(sic) C, Bare headed draped & cuirassed bust right; A
    Rev:– FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Emperor standing left on galley, holding Victory on globe and labarum; Victory behind, steering galley
    Minted in Siscia (III | * // BSIS)
    Reference:– RIC VIII Siscia 329 var (would be C but obverse legend error)

    5.16 gms. 23.42 mm. 180 degrees

    NBO for NOB

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  16. Cucumbor

    Cucumbor Well-Known Member

    I can provide two

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    Magnus Maximus, Siliqua struck in Treveri, 2nd officina
    D N MAG MAX IMVS P F AVG, draped, cuirassed and diademed bust right
    VIRTVS RO MASORVM (sic !!) Roma seated facing, holding globe and spear.
    TRPS at exergue
    1.91 gr
    Ref : Cohen # 20 var, Roman coins # 4201


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    Arcadius, AE 2 struck in Alexandria, 3rd officina
    D N ARCADIVS P F AVG, Diademed bust of Arcadius right
    VIRTS EXERCITI (sic !), Arcadius, standing right, a captive at right foot, holding globe and standard. ALE gamma at exergue
    6.28 gr
    Ref : RIC # 18, RC #4230, LRBC #2896 var

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  17. Roman Collector

    Roman Collector Well-Known Member

    IVNO REGINA (Juno the queen)?? Think again; this one says VINO REGINA (wine the queen):

    Salonina VINO REGINA Antioch.jpg
     
  18. benhur767

    benhur767 Sapere aude

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  19. benhur767

    benhur767 Sapere aude

    Elagabalus. AR denarius, Eastern mint. Obv: ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG. Rev: TENPORVM [sic] – FELIC (the F upside down).
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  20. benhur767

    benhur767 Sapere aude

    Julia Maesa. AR denarius, Eastern mint. Obv: IVLIA MAESA AVG. Rev: FECVNCI–TAS [sic] •.
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  21. benhur767

    benhur767 Sapere aude

    Severus Alexander. AR denarius, Eastern mint. Obv: IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG. Rev: AEQVITAS AV [sic]. The engraver had plenty of room here. Misspelling or non-standard abbreviation?
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