Log in or Sign up
Coin Talk
Home
Forums
>
Coin Forums
>
Ancient Coins
>
SMKD exergue...am I seeing things?
>
Reply to Thread
Message:
<p>[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 4704533, member: 110350"]Here's another example of a "B" in an exergue that I could have sworn was a "D" </p><p>-- but can't possibly be one, because Greek letters were used for officina numbers for this type, and if the coin had been issued by the 4th Officina, a delta (Δ) would have been used. Another reason the letter has to be a "B" is that all coins of this particular "Gallienus Zoo" type were issued by the 2nd Officina:</p><p><br /></p><p>Gallienus, Billon Antoninianus, 267-268 AD, Rome Mint (2nd Officina). Obv. Radiate head right, GALLIENVS AVG /Rev. Tigress walking left, LIBERO P • CONS AVG; B in exergue. RIC V-1 230, RSC IV 586, Wolkow 19a2 [Cédric Wolkow, <i>Catalogue des monnaies romaines - Gallien - L'émission dite "Du Bestiaire" - atelier de Rome</i> (BNumis, édition 2019)], Göbl MIR [<i>Moneta Imperii Romani</i>] Band 36, No. 713(B), Sear RCV III 10281 [<i>Tigress variety of these catalogue numbers; see <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Liber%20Pater" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Liber%20Pater" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Liber Pater</a> </i>]. 19 mm, 2.83 g., 6 h.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1155060[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1155064[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>So yes, this is a "B."[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 4704533, member: 110350"]Here's another example of a "B" in an exergue that I could have sworn was a "D" -- but can't possibly be one, because Greek letters were used for officina numbers for this type, and if the coin had been issued by the 4th Officina, a delta (Δ) would have been used. Another reason the letter has to be a "B" is that all coins of this particular "Gallienus Zoo" type were issued by the 2nd Officina: Gallienus, Billon Antoninianus, 267-268 AD, Rome Mint (2nd Officina). Obv. Radiate head right, GALLIENVS AVG /Rev. Tigress walking left, LIBERO P • CONS AVG; B in exergue. RIC V-1 230, RSC IV 586, Wolkow 19a2 [Cédric Wolkow, [I]Catalogue des monnaies romaines - Gallien - L'émission dite "Du Bestiaire" - atelier de Rome[/I] (BNumis, édition 2019)], Göbl MIR [[I]Moneta Imperii Romani[/I]] Band 36, No. 713(B), Sear RCV III 10281 [[I]Tigress variety of these catalogue numbers; see [URL]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Liber%20Pater[/URL] [/I]]. 19 mm, 2.83 g., 6 h. [ATTACH=full]1155060[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1155064[/ATTACH] So yes, this is a "B."[/QUOTE]
Your name or email address:
Do you already have an account?
No, create an account now.
Yes, my password is:
Forgot your password?
Stay logged in
Coin Talk
Home
Forums
>
Coin Forums
>
Ancient Coins
>
SMKD exergue...am I seeing things?
>
Home
Home
Quick Links
Search Forums
Recent Activity
Recent Posts
Forums
Forums
Quick Links
Search Forums
Recent Posts
Competitions
Competitions
Quick Links
Competition Index
Rules, Terms & Conditions
Gallery
Gallery
Quick Links
Search Media
New Media
Showcase
Showcase
Quick Links
Search Items
Most Active Members
New Items
Directory
Directory
Quick Links
Directory Home
New Listings
Members
Members
Quick Links
Notable Members
Current Visitors
Recent Activity
New Profile Posts
Sponsors
Menu
Search
Search titles only
Posted by Member:
Separate names with a comma.
Newer Than:
Search this thread only
Search this forum only
Display results as threads
Useful Searches
Recent Posts
More...