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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 3503790, member: 19463"]The question here was why the coins look so different. Severus Alexander issued coins for several years during which time he grew from a young person to an adult. He used two mints that shared little in the was of styles or types. Like most Romans, he had many reverse types in production at the same time. His coins are common and required the use of many sets of dies. Each die was an individual work carved by hand not using mechanical reproduction methods as we see in modern times. There are many things to study even if you collected only coins of this one emperor. There are a couple hundred rulers, some more common, many more rare. You are right to be suspicious but, in this case, I agree with Sallent and Mat that they are good but must point out that we never say a coin is definitely genuine from just a photo. That is why we always suggest all beginners and wise longer term collectors buy coins from people they trust.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 3503790, member: 19463"]The question here was why the coins look so different. Severus Alexander issued coins for several years during which time he grew from a young person to an adult. He used two mints that shared little in the was of styles or types. Like most Romans, he had many reverse types in production at the same time. His coins are common and required the use of many sets of dies. Each die was an individual work carved by hand not using mechanical reproduction methods as we see in modern times. There are many things to study even if you collected only coins of this one emperor. There are a couple hundred rulers, some more common, many more rare. You are right to be suspicious but, in this case, I agree with Sallent and Mat that they are good but must point out that we never say a coin is definitely genuine from just a photo. That is why we always suggest all beginners and wise longer term collectors buy coins from people they trust.[/QUOTE]
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