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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 3124932, member: 31620&quot;]The mint was producing from four officina in this issue - A, B, C and D.</p><p><br /></p><p>The A officina has least variety. The vast majority of the output is &quot;COMES AVG, Minerva standing left, holding olive-branch and spear, left hand on shield&quot;. There are a variety of obverse legends and bust types. This officina mark has only appeared in the left field for this type.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is another type known for this officina from a currently unique example &quot;VIRTVS AVG, Emperor riding right, holding a spears; at foot, captive, both hand bound behind back&quot; with a more elaborate obverse &quot;&quot;VIRTVS PROBI AVG, Radiate, helmeted, cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield&quot;. This example has A in the centre field.</p><p><br /></p><p>Retrograde is of course meaningless for A.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI%20132cq%20img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Officina B comes with more variety. There are four reverse types &quot;FELICIT TEMP, Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus and sceptre&quot; , &quot;PAX AVG, Pax standing left, holding olive-branch and sceptre&quot;, &quot;SALVS AVG, Salus standing left, feeding serpent rising from altar, holding patera and sceptre&quot; and &quot;TEMPOR FELICIT, Felicitas standing right, holding caduceus and cornucopiae&quot;. The busts are primarily basic types with a few exceptions.</p><p><br /></p><p>Officina marks are normal and exceptionally retrograde and appear in left and right fields and exceptionally from one die in exe.</p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI%20132cf%20img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI%20132ci%20img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_132df_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>I have touched on Officina C but there are other types other than SPES AVG above. Ther is &quot;PAX AVG, Pax standing left, holding olive-branch and sceptre&quot;, &quot;PIAETAS AVG&quot; and &quot;PIETAS AVG&quot;, Pietas standing left by altar, holding patera and box of perfumes&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>Officina marks are normal and retrograde and appear in left and right fields.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_132rw_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI%20132hk%20img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Officina D is dominated by &quot;PAX AVG, Pax standing left, holding olive-branch and sceptre&quot; but there are examples of &quot;SALVS AVG&quot; and &quot;SPES AVG&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>Officina marks are normal and retrograde and appear in left and right fields.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI%20132el%20img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI%20132cs%20img~0.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>I have lots more examples and this is just a small part of the obsessions. There are another 8 emissions after all.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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