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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 2270658, member: 31620&quot;]In discussing this coin elsewhere with Curtis Clay he noted that this reverse type does occur with a variety of reverse legends but he had never seen an example with two ears of grain as shown on my example. The typical type comes with a single ear though he is aware of a COS II example with three ears which came from the Roger Bickford-Smith collection. I have not been able to find a match to the obverse die of my OP coin though it strikes me as familiar.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The following coin is a typical example of the most common variant.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>COS II, FELICIT TEMPOR</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_064di_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>COS II, FELICIT TEMPOM is a footnoted variant</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_064fb_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>COS II, FELICIT TEMPO</p><p>Reference:- Cohen 142. BMCRE 347 note. RIC IV 372 (Rated S). RSC 142.</p><p>On the face of it this coin is simply RIC IV 372 though RIC notes that Cohen likely has SEPT in error. RIC and BMCRE cite Cohen 142 for this variant (TEMPO instead of the usual TEMPOR). Cohen 142 reads FELICIT TEMPOR or TEMPO. It would appear that RIC and BMCRE could not find other examples of the TEMPO type other than Cohen when mentioning this variation</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_064my_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>COS I, FEILECITAS (sic) TEMPOR however is unpublished in any of the major catalogs, is not a listed reverse type for COS I and Curtis is unaware of any other FEILECITAS examples.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_064lv_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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