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<p>[QUOTE="lehmansterms, post: 3794606, member: 80804"]It might sound counter-intuitive, but knowing what you're looking for in legends can be a very important factor in helping to decipher vague or ambiguous legends.</p><p>You may say: "How would I know what to look for? I'm still trying to see what is actually on the coin." </p><p>It can come from experience creating familiarity.</p><p>Also, there are lists of possible legends in just about any book on Roman coins - and the legends tend to follow formulas - knowing that can steer you towards the right segment of the legend to concentrate upon because it's the part that may contain the most irrefutable clues as to who it is - everybody has D N, IMP, CAES, P F AVG, etc, in their legends - you need to be looking more towards the middle of many/most coin legends to see the part which holds the information you are seeking.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lehmansterms, post: 3794606, member: 80804"]It might sound counter-intuitive, but knowing what you're looking for in legends can be a very important factor in helping to decipher vague or ambiguous legends. You may say: "How would I know what to look for? I'm still trying to see what is actually on the coin." It can come from experience creating familiarity. Also, there are lists of possible legends in just about any book on Roman coins - and the legends tend to follow formulas - knowing that can steer you towards the right segment of the legend to concentrate upon because it's the part that may contain the most irrefutable clues as to who it is - everybody has D N, IMP, CAES, P F AVG, etc, in their legends - you need to be looking more towards the middle of many/most coin legends to see the part which holds the information you are seeking.[/QUOTE]
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