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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2851376, member: 19463&quot;]When that nice one hit the market I was very tempted to buy it but could not see the price when I had the dog below already.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]676824[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The COS I matter was not understood back in the old days when they wrote BMC and RIC. All they could do was the two page footnote on pages 138f of RIC vol IV.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a little trouble accepting this die as a full fledged II with those tiny remnants.&nbsp; There are other dies with full formed II with both strokes beyond the point of the bust, with one stroke and no sign of&nbsp; a second anywhere and just COS.&nbsp; I can not make the point too often that the &#039;rules&#039; of Rome were not gospel in the East.&nbsp; They did it &#039;their way&#039;. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]676825[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, it is MFC.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]676826[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]676827[/ATTACH] </p><p>Those interested in more on this but who don&#039;t take their coins too seriously may read my wedding page.</p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/bride.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/bride.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/bride.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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