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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;brassnautilus, post: 2166246, member: 74300&quot;]These aren&#039;t my coins, although I do have a copy of each the 4 types. Just stealing photos due to laziness.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m aware of 4 different types, not counting the gold and half sized variants of course, are there any other type?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>First type with indented &quot;ROMA&quot; on raised section, generally weight over 6.5g</p><p><img src="http://i58.tinypic.com/16i5ja.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Raised &quot;ROMA&quot; in raised box, usually less than 6g. Different style obv.</p><p><img src="http://i61.tinypic.com/5vdmq1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Similar to the one above (rev.) but with the obv. like that of the first type. These weight the same as first type, 6.5g or above.</p><p><img src="http://i61.tinypic.com/r9mx6v.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>This seemed to be the rarest type, raised &quot;ROMA&quot; on raised platform. They weight between 6.3 and 6.6g. </p><p><img src="http://i60.tinypic.com/rbdrox.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>questions:</p><p>1. were there other types?</p><p>2. were they all struck at rome mint? </p><p>3. heavier = older?</p><p>4. were they produced and circulated with other types of silver coins? Such as victoriatus and half quadrigatus (chariot going left). </p><p>5. what was the reason for decline in quality control of roman silver coins? Majority of these quadrigatus seemed well struck and centered. Later republic denarius hardly the case. </p><p>6. was it Janus or Dioscuri on the obv.? Michael Crawford had suggested it was Dioscuri because the cleaner/younger faces, but Janus wasn&#039;t always depicted with a beard. This mysia diobol for example, or was this also Dioscuri?</p><p><img src="http://i58.tinypic.com/k9jdp3.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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