Late Roman Bronze Coins
Coin talk => COTD => Topic started by: seuk on January 28, 2015, 09:12:10 PM
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Well condition could be better but the high-crested helmet bust seems to be uncommon for this variation :)
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Welcome aboard
Yes, it is uncommon...congratulations. RIC does not record this type but it is in Ferrando's L’atelier monétaire d’Arles
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Welcome.
Rare coin indeed, Ferrando records this coin as unique (2003) for the the 2nd officina (414) and R1(2-3ex.) for the first one (413). I can't see in which officina your coin has been struck.
Note that there must be an error in Ferrando's book as he describes the obverse legend with a N-S break and show a coin with a S-T break.
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Thanks :) I guess there's a fair chance to find a rarity among the load of low grade 'washers' running through eBay if only one got the patience.
I don't have any books yet (except one on Constantine). As a collector I'm of the nerdy kind and prefer to concentrate on a few types and just happened to take a liking in the VLPP series and am now trying to get the main types - Hence its pleasing to find one of the more difficult ones though there seems to be a few rarities within this series.
This one was in the mails today:
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and just happened to take a liking in the VLPP series
I like the VLPP coins myself and collected them for many years, mainly from Siscia though.