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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2149436, member: 19463&quot;]I suspect the OP coin was once completely encrusted but cleaned mechanically on the surfaces but no effort was made to dig dirt out of the crack.&nbsp; I&#039;ve seen this listed as Trier, issue 6 (of 7) but I do not know on what this was based.&nbsp; I do know that I do not accept all of the &#039;issue&#039; ID&#039;s I have seen because I have the opinion that better silver coins should be earlier in the reign and mostly AE ones toward the end.&nbsp; This is not always the case.&nbsp; There may be other explanations so I believe it best to answer the question, &quot;anyone know for sure where this was minted?&quot; with a big, &quot;Not really!&quot;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I like Postumus and can&#039;t pick just one favorite.&nbsp; Many have really nice obverses so &#039;special&#039; coins will have some care taken on the reverse.</p><p>IOVI STATORI</p><p>[ATTACH=full]412270[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>...or maybe have not much reverse left like this galley overstruck on an Antoninus Pius sestertius.&nbsp; What was the original Pius reverse?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]412273[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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