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Posted 10/27/2019 08:31 am
Yep, that's definitely October on yours, Dave.
Can you perhaps provide a better pic of the year, above the diadem that Tyche is handing the king? At question is whether it's a koppa or pi after the E. The pic is really fuzzy, but I'd be inclined to call it a pi (Π) from what I currently see. If that's right, that it's a Π, then it's a Sellwood 84.48, October 173.
Koppa's on these issues were rendered as tiny triangles sitting atop short verticals. I don't have the impression that's what middle letter looks like - although, again, it's really hard to see.
Edit:
To clarify the point, Dave, here is an 84.48 (top) and what is described as an 84.96-103 (below - personally I believe this one is an unpublished variety from Sept. 184, with VΠEP visible for the month) If your coin has the year seen in the top coin, it is an S.48 - therefore 173 AD. If it has the year seen on the bottom coin, in conjunction with the clear October month on yours, it is an S.96 - therefore 183 AD.
Can you perhaps provide a better pic of the year, above the diadem that Tyche is handing the king? At question is whether it's a koppa or pi after the E. The pic is really fuzzy, but I'd be inclined to call it a pi (Π) from what I currently see. If that's right, that it's a Π, then it's a Sellwood 84.48, October 173.
Koppa's on these issues were rendered as tiny triangles sitting atop short verticals. I don't have the impression that's what middle letter looks like - although, again, it's really hard to see.
Edit:
To clarify the point, Dave, here is an 84.48 (top) and what is described as an 84.96-103 (below - personally I believe this one is an unpublished variety from Sept. 184, with VΠEP visible for the month) If your coin has the year seen in the top coin, it is an S.48 - therefore 173 AD. If it has the year seen on the bottom coin, in conjunction with the clear October month on yours, it is an S.96 - therefore 183 AD.
Edited by Kamnaskires
10/27/2019 09:05 am
10/27/2019 09:05 am
