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<p>[QUOTE="Bojan, post: 2322600, member: 73031"]SC on coin is only on bronze coin? Somebody know who is on coin? </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://postimg.org/image/ibs4fjfkb/full/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://postimg.org/image/ibs4fjfkb/full/" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://s25.postimg.org/gjz5kmw7j/image.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><a href="http://postimg.org/image/9usm4mavf/full/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://postimg.org/image/9usm4mavf/full/" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://s25.postimg.org/lwnzyrk3z/image.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>I FOUND THIS</p><p>Unlike gold and silver issues, Roman Imperial bronze coins contained less than the full nominal value in metal. Their value was supported by the decree of the Senate "<b>Senatus Consulto</b>" or <b>SC</b>. Almost all bronze coins issued before the late third century AD bore the letters SC on the reverse. Other than size and placement of the letters, there was relatively little variation from the norm. Medallic issues and late coins of Aurelian and the Gallic mints of Postumus lack SC but a normal bronze <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/denom.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/denom.html" rel="nofollow">denomination</a> should have the mark. A few precious metal coins were issued with the letters EX SC. These may have been special issues struck from Senatorial bullion rather than from the normal Imperial supplies. Our examples (Commodus, Tiberius and Caracalla asses) show a variety of sizes and placements[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bojan, post: 2322600, member: 73031"]SC on coin is only on bronze coin? Somebody know who is on coin? [url=http://postimg.org/image/ibs4fjfkb/full/][img]http://s25.postimg.org/gjz5kmw7j/image.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://postimg.org/image/9usm4mavf/full/][img]http://s25.postimg.org/lwnzyrk3z/image.jpg[/img][/url] I FOUND THIS Unlike gold and silver issues, Roman Imperial bronze coins contained less than the full nominal value in metal. Their value was supported by the decree of the Senate "[B]Senatus Consulto[/B]" or [B]SC[/B]. Almost all bronze coins issued before the late third century AD bore the letters SC on the reverse. Other than size and placement of the letters, there was relatively little variation from the norm. Medallic issues and late coins of Aurelian and the Gallic mints of Postumus lack SC but a normal bronze [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/denom.html']denomination[/URL] should have the mark. A few precious metal coins were issued with the letters EX SC. These may have been special issues struck from Senatorial bullion rather than from the normal Imperial supplies. Our examples (Commodus, Tiberius and Caracalla asses) show a variety of sizes and placements[/QUOTE]
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