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<p>[QUOTE="Severus Alexander, post: 3037701, member: 84744"]Thanks so much [USER=74222]@Herberto[/USER]! Given the quality and fabric of the coin, you're absolutely right that an 8th century attribution doesn't make a lot of sense for my coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>It's never disappointing to make a mistake. I relish my mistakes as I usually learn a lot from them... as in this case! It seems I'm in good company, as even CNG regularly makes the same mistake, as in <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3317001" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3317001" rel="nofollow">this listing</a>. In fact, virtually all of the hits on acsearch using "leo iii 1516" are in fact Leo V 1630 like mine. I had better make use of labarum.info more often when I'm unsure. Is that site quite reliable?</p><p><br /></p><p>It seems I am missing a lifetime issue of Leo III in my collection! Very good to know. Is now high on the list. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thank goodness for CoinTalk!![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Severus Alexander, post: 3037701, member: 84744"]Thanks so much [USER=74222]@Herberto[/USER]! Given the quality and fabric of the coin, you're absolutely right that an 8th century attribution doesn't make a lot of sense for my coin. It's never disappointing to make a mistake. I relish my mistakes as I usually learn a lot from them... as in this case! It seems I'm in good company, as even CNG regularly makes the same mistake, as in [URL='https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3317001']this listing[/URL]. In fact, virtually all of the hits on acsearch using "leo iii 1516" are in fact Leo V 1630 like mine. I had better make use of labarum.info more often when I'm unsure. Is that site quite reliable? It seems I am missing a lifetime issue of Leo III in my collection! Very good to know. Is now high on the list. :) Thank goodness for CoinTalk!![/QUOTE]
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