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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Carausius, post: 2967162, member: 76440&quot;]Nice Quadrigatus, [USER=4298]@Cucumbor[/USER] !&nbsp; I&#039;ve been studying Crawford&#039;s arrangement of the Quadrigati lately for the simple purpose of being able to differentiate the often minor style differences among the Crawford numbers.&nbsp; Your&#039;s falls within the overly-broad umbrella of Crawford 28/1. I say overly-broad because I&#039;m convinced Crawford 28 actually covers two, distinct issues that should be separately numbered.&nbsp; I call them 28a and 28b.&nbsp; Yours is the later, 28b type. The 28b issue is identifiable by it&#039;s lower relief, poorer style, wide neck truncation, and relief legend in a partial-trapezoidal frame. These 28b Quadrigati, based on style and fabric, are likely from an Apulian mint.&nbsp; The obverse style has similarities to Roman bronzes of known Apulian origin, and the flans often contain tabs or edge pinches relating to Apulian flan production techniques.</p><p><br /></p><p>A few of my Quadrigati, below.</p><p><br /></p><p>1.&nbsp; Crawford 28&quot;b&quot;/1 (same as yours):</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]727339[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>2. Crawford 29/1 - notable for its V-neck truncation and relief inscription on a trapezoidal tablet:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]727341[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>3. Crawford 30/1 - notable for large, single, bushy sideburns, various neck truncation styles and Victory being further back on the chariot:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]727348[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]727351[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>4. Crawford 31/1 - two distinct types of this as well - one with pellet beneath V-neck and partially-incuse or incuse inscripion&nbsp; (as mine below) and the other without pellet and relief inscription, both are in low-relief with 4-tendril sideburns:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]727346[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]727347[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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