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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3222954, member: 19463&quot;]RIC, the real book, only lists this type with the B3 bust type (seen from the back) so I can only assume that the distinction is more clear on the coin they saw, if they saw one rather than copying a listing as was so often done.&nbsp; The coin is coded V or Vienna suggesting they did not have one in England (do I understand that correctly?).&nbsp; At R3, I doubt they saw many and there is no telling in what condition the coins were that led to the listing.&nbsp; This is the sort of question that is not easy to answer but I would not even start to think about a new, unknown variety until I had at least seen photos of some of the others known. </p><p><br /></p><p>Dane&#039;s spreadsheets are a wonderful resource for those who do not have the books but they were generated from listings done by copying the standard references which are not always 100% up to date.&nbsp; When we are dealing with coins in less than perfect condition we have to ask if there is any way that a seeming discrepancy could be explained away given the data at hand.&nbsp; In this case, I don&#039;t see enough shoulder detail to prove anything one way or another.&nbsp; If you want to chase this bit of knowledge, start looking for other coins of this mint coded to &#039;from behind&#039; so you can develop a feel for what RIC authors meant by the term.&nbsp; Sometimes it is a matter of where the button on the shoulder falls with relation to the midline.&nbsp; I have not researched this one.&nbsp; I really tried to get interested in late Roman when I did the photos for Victor Failmezger&#039;s book but it does not go deeply into flyspecking.&nbsp; The only Failmezger 291 illustrated was the Licinius I.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>If I had seen the coin AND recognized what it was, I might have bought it.&nbsp; I suggest keeping it until you upgrade it with one that answers the &#039;from the back&#039; question. </p><p><br /></p><p>If Victor Clark of CT sees this, I hope he has a comment.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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