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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 3327514, member: 31620&quot;]Sometimes the smallest detail can make the difference in an attribution.</p><p><br /></p><p>The following coin type comes from both officina 3 and 4 at Lugdunum marked with either C or D. Officina 3 regularly also make their mintmark retrograde. Now the difference between a D and a retrograde C is quite small but you can see enough detail on this coin to see that it is indeed a retrograde C rather than a D.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now that&#039;s what I call minutiae!</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Maximianus - Antoninianus</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Obv:– IMP C VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev:– VIRTVS AVGG, Hercules, standing right, leaning on club, with lion’s skin on rock.</p><p>Minted in Lugdunum (Retrograde C|_). Emission 5. Officina 4. Autumn A.D. 287 – Autumn A.D. 289</p><p>Reference:– Cohen 565 Bastien 65 (2 examples cited). RIC V Pt. 2 Lugdunum 437</p><p><br /></p><p>Weight 3.93g. 22.64mm. 180 degrees </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_146dv_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]881691[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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