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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1043027, member: 19463&quot;]Interesting that the one you single out was from Rome rather than from the outer reaches of the empire....</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Coins of this period were made in 15 different official mints not counting barbarous copies.&nbsp; Unlike modern coins produced from hubbed dies with only the mintmark letter added so you can tell Philadelphia from Denver, each mint employed a staff of die cutters and each cutter produced several (to hundreds of) dies depending on the time and place.&nbsp; Each die is an individual work subject to good days and bad days.&nbsp; Some cutters were skilled while others must have been just learning.&nbsp; In addition to coin grade, collectors can consider whether they prefer the art work of one mint or one die over another.&nbsp; Some mints have a distinctive style.&nbsp; I prefer not to say one is better than another any more than I would say Picasso was a greater or lesser artist than Monet or Rembrandt.&nbsp; Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.&nbsp; I do not have an example of all the mints. Honestly I have not tried and don&#039;t even know which I lack.&nbsp;&nbsp; Maybe I should look into that.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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