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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;baalseuz, post: 286280, member: 10573&quot;]<b>more</b></p><p><br /></p><p>I can make out the exergue.&nbsp; It reads: SMHΓ dot</p><p><br /></p><p>I failed to mention the dot that follows the G (Γ) because I&#039;m a tyro at numismatics.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the obverse legend it reads:&nbsp; CO?????TINV? IVN NOB C which I&#039;m confident is: CONSTANTINVS by the missing spaces with comparions to other camp-gate coins of Heraclea mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>From Ardatirion&#039;s referral to the speadsheet at HELVETICA&#039;S IDENTIFICATION HELP PAGE I found that the coin may be either:</p><p>SMH gamma dot&nbsp;&nbsp; RIC VII Heraclea 84 (C1)</p><p>SMH gamma dot&nbsp;&nbsp; RIC VII Heraclea 83 (R2)</p><p><br /></p><p>Like I said before my coin is almost identical to this one here... <a href="http://www.vcoins.com/ancient/ofekcoins/store/viewItem.asp?idProduct=44" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.vcoins.com/ancient/ofekcoins/store/viewItem.asp?idProduct=44" rel="nofollow">http://www.vcoins.com/ancient/ofekcoins/store/viewItem.asp?idProduct=44</a></p><p>except for the missing &quot;I&quot; after the letter &quot;V&quot; in (PROVIDENTIAE) on the reverse legend.&nbsp; So right now I&#039;m going to surmise that it is supposedly from the Heraclea mint but could be a &quot;barbaric imitations&quot; i.e. from an unofficial source because of the misspelling?&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie5" alt=":confused:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Great responses[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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