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<p>[QUOTE="kevin McGonigal, post: 3923291, member: 72790"]I recently rediscovered in my collection this double denarius (antoninianus) of Probus whose coins are pretty common. This one seems to be in better than average condition with most of the silvering intact. It is Sear (1988 edition) 3340 with the ADVENTVS PROBI AVG, a slightly scarcer reverse. It weighs 4.2 grams. It shows the emperor Probus arriving presumably in Rome ca, 280 AD. If one looks closely at the reverse it appears that the die may have become filled with several letters very faint, but whose outlines seem visible. Am I correct that this indicates a (partially) filled or damaged die or is this just uneven wear? The A and NT. By the way below the horse, those marks. Are they control or mint or value marks? Thanks.[ATTACH=full]1034258[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1034259[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kevin McGonigal, post: 3923291, member: 72790"]I recently rediscovered in my collection this double denarius (antoninianus) of Probus whose coins are pretty common. This one seems to be in better than average condition with most of the silvering intact. It is Sear (1988 edition) 3340 with the ADVENTVS PROBI AVG, a slightly scarcer reverse. It weighs 4.2 grams. It shows the emperor Probus arriving presumably in Rome ca, 280 AD. If one looks closely at the reverse it appears that the die may have become filled with several letters very faint, but whose outlines seem visible. Am I correct that this indicates a (partially) filled or damaged die or is this just uneven wear? The A and NT. By the way below the horse, those marks. Are they control or mint or value marks? Thanks.[ATTACH=full]1034258[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1034259[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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