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This is where it starts to get confusing - while I agree with a lot of that attribution JW on my coin Sol is 'standing right looking left' the only Lyons coins with Sol in this way have 'SF' in the fields.
I'm toying with it being RS ARLGamma and perhaps Arles 110 or 138. But, even though Roman 'R's often looked like 'A's mine looks far more like 'A' or even Delta than any other I've seen.
I dont know much about mules but could it be one of these, maybe even just a straight up error. I've just checked Not in RIC and found nothing so its not a known rarity or omission from RIC.
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10/03/2011 11:35 pm
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You know Bobbyhelmet, I didn't even realize it was you who started this thread. I just wasn't looking at the author. If I had, I would not have presumed to tell you this might be a Lyons coin. I looked, and you are correct. Sol is standing in the wrong direction in the example I cited. I looked at the two examples you cited, and although Sol is standing in the correct position, I just don't think either is correct. Is there a chance this is not cited at all in RIC? I still think it looks like Lyons mint, but you have the coin in hand, can you see anything more in exergue? I think I'll keep looking for a bit before I give up. Wish me luck and good luck to you too.
JW
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Coin not in hand till later this week unfortunately! Hopefully then I can shed a bit more light on the situation. At least I'm not the only one confused now  It would be nice to get a 'Not in RIC', like yours, but I wont get my hopes up as 99.99% of the time you get the coin in hand and it turns out to be something normal. I bought another gamble coin today - think I'll post that one another day when its quiet. Thanks for looking  |
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Style wise thats an excellent match - its all gonna hinge on what is (or isn't) in left field. If its an A, I have a unique coin! unlikely but I can dream for a few more days yet I certainly wouldn't be surprised if it turned out to be a C having seen the above. I'll keep you posted mate. |
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I enhanced your picture some and it is clearly AS. The last three letters of the mint mark appears to be RST.  |
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OK, then I guess we should wait till you have it in hand and can maybe see it better. Now I have one of my own I'm going to post in a few moments. Good luck with this one.
JW
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Well it arrived today and its the following:
IMP CONSTANTINVS PF AVG
SOLI INV-I-CTO COMITI
R S
ARLP
RIC VII Arles 112 (p241) 317AD
The 'A' turned out to be an 'R', quite clear with the coin in hand but looked nothing like that in the picture, the mintmark isn't great but there is enough detal to confirm its ARLP (WS1).
Not as exciting as it could have been but its still pleasing in hand - thanks to everyone for their input.
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I just ran across an interesting web page regarding various late bronze bust types and reverse types. Some of you may already know of this web page, but its new to me. I now have it bookmarked. http://www.tesorillo.com/aes/home.htmJW |
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That is a good site JW - a huge amount of info present. Stick this one on your favourites too: http://cointranslator.com/Its the most comprehensive list of abbreviations I've found - its been quite useful. Coldashby - find me a rare I */I field marked PLN mintmarked Sol Invictus next time your out will you  |
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Thanks Bobbyhelmet. Already had that one. coldashby: me too  JW |
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Well boys I was out yesterday & all I got was a Tetricus II
It has made me want to get out more
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all I got was a Tetricus II I have to have a go at this at some point, sounds like good fun. |
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