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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 7853290, member: 85693&quot;]It could be.&nbsp; I&#039;ve been staring at this a lot and I can&#039;t see &quot;prongs&quot; for a radiate crown on my example, but the wear and thick patina make this an unsure observation (and my old eyes!). </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is an OCRE (from the British Museum) example of RIC 802</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1352716[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is my coin again:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1352715[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The thing that gets me about Pax/Honos for the reverse figure is the clothing - mine seems to be floor-length, where as Honos&#039; gown (or whatever it is called) curves up above his ankles.&nbsp; The fold hanging down from the arm holding the cornucopia is different too - Honos has a cape-like sweep, whereas mine hangs down in a separate fold.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>These clothing attributes seem to be fairly consistent with the Pax/Honos types.&nbsp; But I am not sure enough about this to make the call.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Then there is the reverse inscription - I think I see an &quot;X&quot; from &quot;POT XIX&quot; near the figure&#039;s head.&nbsp; But there is so many off-center/patina gunk/wear issue, I might be seeing things: </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1352720[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you for your help on this![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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