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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;nicholasz219, post: 3049869, member: 75641&quot;][USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] That’s a really great Adventus, Doug.&nbsp; The detail in the bust, particularly the helmet, cuirass and shield is really top notch.&nbsp; I am a big fan of that bust type and to see that type in that condition makes me an even bigger fan.&nbsp; Thanks for sharing.</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=79017]@Andres2[/USER] Your Clementia might be well worn, but it is still a nice piece.&nbsp; One of the things I like about this series and similar series of Probus is that there is still a lot happening with these coins even when they are worn.&nbsp;&nbsp; Learning about the mints, officinas and emissions, discovering all of the different bust types and legend combinations makes these coins fascinating to me.</p><p><br /></p><p>Which brings me back to the original coin.&nbsp; Greg and I discussed how it seems unusual that coins with retrograde letters would make it to circulation without the knowledge of the mint considering how attentive to detail the Empire was about its coinage. I do not dismiss the possibility of error of course.&nbsp; But like [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] demonstrated in a few coins, the problem seems to be a little widespread and common so the possibility that there is meaning behind the retrograde letters is exciting.&nbsp; If this was confined to the coins of the Gallic emperors or the Crisis half a century before I could see it being</p><p>more symptomatic of the larger issues the Empire faced.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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