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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 4353271, member: 19463"]Every die started with a compss circle drawn around a central dot that provided a reference line for the dotted border. Coins that had a detail of some sort in the middle had that dot erased but some that had thing right and left as the letters here allowed the dot to remain and show on the coin. Some dies, probably by accident, missed the dot while other of the same design hit it. This is easiest to see on the obverse of Provincials that showed the emperor and his wife face to face butyou have to distinguish between this raised dot and the centration dimple on the flan that varies from coin to coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>These dots cause problem with beginners who don't realize that the dots are not cataloged in the standard references on the late Roman coins where dots are often cataloged. The dot does not change the RIC number but too many people think they have a rare variety.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do not have a Galba like yours but these Severans make the point. The first Septimius Severus has a compass dot between the stars. This is not a rare variation showing comet or some such variety but just a dot. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1101533[/ATTACH] </p><p>The second Septimius has the dot almost but not quite hidden by the bottom ray of the central star. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1101534[/ATTACH] </p><p>The Julia Domna die even more hides the dot - but wait, do I see a tiny fragment of the dot peeking out from the lower right of the central star? You have to look for this one! </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1101530[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Finally, my early legend variation for Septimius show the central star where the dot once was. I would have thought that the die cutters might have gone just a little out of their way to put something where the dot was but they did not see that as a priority.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1101545[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Sorry to be a slow typist and last to answer your question. Being overly wordy has disadvantages.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 4353271, member: 19463"]Every die started with a compss circle drawn around a central dot that provided a reference line for the dotted border. Coins that had a detail of some sort in the middle had that dot erased but some that had thing right and left as the letters here allowed the dot to remain and show on the coin. Some dies, probably by accident, missed the dot while other of the same design hit it. This is easiest to see on the obverse of Provincials that showed the emperor and his wife face to face butyou have to distinguish between this raised dot and the centration dimple on the flan that varies from coin to coin. These dots cause problem with beginners who don't realize that the dots are not cataloged in the standard references on the late Roman coins where dots are often cataloged. The dot does not change the RIC number but too many people think they have a rare variety. I do not have a Galba like yours but these Severans make the point. The first Septimius Severus has a compass dot between the stars. This is not a rare variation showing comet or some such variety but just a dot. [ATTACH=full]1101533[/ATTACH] The second Septimius has the dot almost but not quite hidden by the bottom ray of the central star. [ATTACH=full]1101534[/ATTACH] The Julia Domna die even more hides the dot - but wait, do I see a tiny fragment of the dot peeking out from the lower right of the central star? You have to look for this one! [ATTACH=full]1101530[/ATTACH] Finally, my early legend variation for Septimius show the central star where the dot once was. I would have thought that the die cutters might have gone just a little out of their way to put something where the dot was but they did not see that as a priority. [ATTACH=full]1101545[/ATTACH] Sorry to be a slow typist and last to answer your question. Being overly wordy has disadvantages.[/QUOTE]
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