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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rrdenarius, post: 2340755, member: 75525&quot;][ATTACH]475621[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]475622[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I picked up a new demonimation this week, an Anonymous AR Drachm or Half-Quadrigatus. I am at a loss to tell the difference in Crawford numbers 28/4, 29/4 and 30/2. The tiny pictures in my book do not look different to me. I think the two examples of 29/4 in my book look less alike than the 28 vs 29 vs 30! If I had to make a call, I would say I have a 28/4 based on the side burn length. The coin was sold by two reputable auction companies as Cr 28/4 in one and Cr 29/4 in the other.</p><p>Roman Republican silver Drachm, uncertain mint, 225-212 BC. </p><p>Obv.: Laureate Janiform head of Dioscuri. R</p><p>ev.: Jupiter, holding scepter and hurling thunderbolt, in fast quadriga left driven by Victory. In exergue, ROMA. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]475623[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]475624[/ATTACH] </p><p>For comparison, the drachm and didrachm. My guess is the left didrachm is older than the right one, but have the same trouble as above when trying to assign a Crawford number.</p><p>Note that all 3 A&#039;s have the form where the cross line starts on the right leg and goes to the base line in the middle.</p><p><br /></p><p>I find Roman Republican coin attribution a bit like a game in my Sunday paper.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]475625[/ATTACH] </p><p><a href="http://www.jeremyperson.com/spot-the-8-differencs-between-these-two-pictures/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.jeremyperson.com/spot-the-8-differencs-between-these-two-pictures/" rel="nofollow">http://www.jeremyperson.com/spot-the-8-differencs-between-these-two-pictures/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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