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<p>[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 7425572, member: 85693"]In a lot of miscellaneous Romans, a tiny LRB with VOT V reverse was included. After a lot of staring through a loupe and rummaging around the usual online sources, I have it narrowed down to Gratian or Valentinian II...but neither once comes up a full match. </p><p><br /></p><p>The mintmark is fairly clear: SMH...(?). The last letter looks like a D with a dot in the middle (under a loupe). Heraclea, then? But there are no VOT V's for Valentinian II for Heraclea, and the obverse legend seems too long for Gratian? Also, the obverse legend is unbroken, also a no-show for Valentinian? Maybe I have the wrong emperor altogether? </p><p><br /></p><p>Size: 0.93 grams / 12 mm</p><p><br /></p><p>Unfortunately the relevant OCRE listings have no images. I was hoping one of the LRB experts out there could help. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1289314[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>My vague interpretation of the lettering: </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1289315[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The Tesorillo site for LRBs was helpful - this is a Type 62 reverse, I think. </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.tesorillo.com/aes/062/062i.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.tesorillo.com/aes/062/062i.htm" rel="nofollow">https://www.tesorillo.com/aes/062/062i.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 7425572, member: 85693"]In a lot of miscellaneous Romans, a tiny LRB with VOT V reverse was included. After a lot of staring through a loupe and rummaging around the usual online sources, I have it narrowed down to Gratian or Valentinian II...but neither once comes up a full match. The mintmark is fairly clear: SMH...(?). The last letter looks like a D with a dot in the middle (under a loupe). Heraclea, then? But there are no VOT V's for Valentinian II for Heraclea, and the obverse legend seems too long for Gratian? Also, the obverse legend is unbroken, also a no-show for Valentinian? Maybe I have the wrong emperor altogether? Size: 0.93 grams / 12 mm Unfortunately the relevant OCRE listings have no images. I was hoping one of the LRB experts out there could help. [ATTACH=full]1289314[/ATTACH] My vague interpretation of the lettering: [ATTACH=full]1289315[/ATTACH] The Tesorillo site for LRBs was helpful - this is a Type 62 reverse, I think. [URL]https://www.tesorillo.com/aes/062/062i.htm[/URL] Thank you![/QUOTE]
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