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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Trachy Enjoyer, post: 7547817, member: 118358&quot;][ATTACH=full]1302277[/ATTACH]</p><p>Gennari’s updated catalogue has three examples of this type as more have come to light. Type 126c looks to be a reverse die match (or at least very similar to mine). I have corresponded with Gennari since then and my fragment shows that what he suspected was dove flying is actually a die crack. The legends put together between these two appear to show VOV.</p><p><br /></p><p>This series is quite odd indeed and varies so much. I think a distinction based on style is warranted between 126b/my example and 126/126a. Assuming the issues became cruder over time as is generally indicative with the siliquae from the Gepids, the order must be my example/126b -&gt; 126a -&gt; 126. Yet this makes no sense with my example being of Anastasius-&gt; 126b being of Justinian, 126a of Justin, and 126 of Anastasius.</p><p><br /></p><p>Because 126 and 126a are much more crude than 126b and my example, I suspect both are imitations of an original issue (being 126b and mine). My coin shares the most similarities with 126b (the same reverse die and and obverse of the same style). Yet, 126b is an issue of Justinian and mine is of Anastasius...</p><p><br /></p><p>Based solely on conjecture, I venture that two series exist. There was an original minting of the higher quality type linked by that reverse die, first in the name of Anastasius and later on in the name of Justin/Justinian. Afterwards, 126 and 126a were minted as contemporary imitations.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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