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<p>[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 4729926, member: 85693"]Nice one, RC. Interesting this has the "two L" version of the reverse legend. There were spelling problems at the Antioch Mint in those days - D's and B's caused confusion.</p><p><br /></p><p>My two ants from Antioch seem to be even less silvery - I think some of them were silver-washed (the first time this was done on an official basis?) - consulting the Four Bad Years website expert, he told me he's encountered a lot of these in base metal from Antioch.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don't have this one yet - FELICITAS PVBLI - I just got it off eBay - hope I'm not jinxing myself. I haven't attributed it yet, but I am pretty sure it is Antioch mint, third issue with the crude bust; per the site:</p><p><br /></p><p>"Gallus' third issue at Antioch has the exact same obverse inscription as the first and second issues, and RIC does distinguish between any of the three issues. Nevertheless they are easy to differentiate: The first issue shows Gallus undraped and with a fine style portrait with officina marks only on the obverse, the second issue is the same but uses officina marks on both sides of the coins, while the third issue coins show Gallus draped with a coarse style portrait."</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://sonic.net/~marius1/mysite/Gallus%20Antioch%20Third%20Issue.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://sonic.net/~marius1/mysite/Gallus%20Antioch%20Third%20Issue.htm" rel="nofollow">http://sonic.net/~marius1/mysite/Gallus Antioch Third Issue.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p> [ATTACH=full]1158041[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's a base metal Antioch ant. for Volusian from the same era - note the D for a B in VBERITAS:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1158042[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Volusian - Æ Antoninianus </b></p><p><b>(251-253 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Antioch Mint - Officina 4</b></p><p>IMP C V AF GAL VEND VOLVSIANO AVG, radiate, draped bust right 4 dots below/</p><p>VDERITAS (misspelt) AVG, Uberitas standing left w/ purse and cornucopiae, 4 dots below.</p><p>(3.10 grams / 25 mm)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 4729926, member: 85693"]Nice one, RC. Interesting this has the "two L" version of the reverse legend. There were spelling problems at the Antioch Mint in those days - D's and B's caused confusion. My two ants from Antioch seem to be even less silvery - I think some of them were silver-washed (the first time this was done on an official basis?) - consulting the Four Bad Years website expert, he told me he's encountered a lot of these in base metal from Antioch. I don't have this one yet - FELICITAS PVBLI - I just got it off eBay - hope I'm not jinxing myself. I haven't attributed it yet, but I am pretty sure it is Antioch mint, third issue with the crude bust; per the site: "Gallus' third issue at Antioch has the exact same obverse inscription as the first and second issues, and RIC does distinguish between any of the three issues. Nevertheless they are easy to differentiate: The first issue shows Gallus undraped and with a fine style portrait with officina marks only on the obverse, the second issue is the same but uses officina marks on both sides of the coins, while the third issue coins show Gallus draped with a coarse style portrait." [URL='http://sonic.net/~marius1/mysite/Gallus%20Antioch%20Third%20Issue.htm']http://sonic.net/~marius1/mysite/Gallus Antioch Third Issue.htm[/URL] [ATTACH=full]1158041[/ATTACH] Here's a base metal Antioch ant. for Volusian from the same era - note the D for a B in VBERITAS: [ATTACH=full]1158042[/ATTACH] [B]Volusian - Æ Antoninianus (251-253 A.D.) Antioch Mint - Officina 4[/B] IMP C V AF GAL VEND VOLVSIANO AVG, radiate, draped bust right 4 dots below/ VDERITAS (misspelt) AVG, Uberitas standing left w/ purse and cornucopiae, 4 dots below. (3.10 grams / 25 mm)[/QUOTE]
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