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<p>[QUOTE="lrbguy, post: 2900218, member: 88829"]That star versus dot business might seem like we're getting picky, but the ancients used devices like that in the designs to distinguish various production series over time. I just got my knuckles rapped for using an older standard reference for dating these from Lyons than the current favorite (in French), so I will let Victor tell you the year dates when the time comes. But you can see something of this for a different coin type but the same mint as your coin toward the end of the following thread:</p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/another-vrbs-roma.304967/page-2" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/another-vrbs-roma.304967/page-2">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/another-vrbs-roma.304967/page-2</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Edit: I just noticed in the Numista page referenced, that the star/dot distinction and the officina designations are included in their list for this reverse type.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lrbguy, post: 2900218, member: 88829"]That star versus dot business might seem like we're getting picky, but the ancients used devices like that in the designs to distinguish various production series over time. I just got my knuckles rapped for using an older standard reference for dating these from Lyons than the current favorite (in French), so I will let Victor tell you the year dates when the time comes. But you can see something of this for a different coin type but the same mint as your coin toward the end of the following thread: [url]https://www.cointalk.com/threads/another-vrbs-roma.304967/page-2[/url] Edit: I just noticed in the Numista page referenced, that the star/dot distinction and the officina designations are included in their list for this reverse type.[/QUOTE]
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