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Nothus Valued Member United States 209 Posts	Posted 10/07/2012 2:29 pm Hello, I have been leafing through my new RIC and think I get the gist of it, but this one I am not sure about. Here is the coin: Divus Constantine I, SMALA mint mark. To me it looks like a pellet above the end of the mint mark, but it might not be. Under a 30x loupe it looks obvious, notsomuch under 60x. RIC 8 has SMALA and SMALA(pellet) for potential mintmarks but the way the book has it suggests the pellet follows the mint mark, however, it isn't explicit about the location. I looked on wildwinds and acs, but haven't even been able to find a picture of the pellet version (RIC VIII Alexandria 22). Is this a pellet that I am looking at, or is it just an irregularity with the metal? Report this Post to the Staff

Bing Pillar of the Community United States 4253 Posts	Posted 10/07/2012 2:56 pm I would assume the pellet to follow the last letter in the mintmark, otherwise it would say the pellet is in the field (either left, right or center). Report this Post to the Staff
Nothus Valued Member United States 209 Posts	Posted 10/07/2012 3:13 pm That is what I was thinking too, but this RIC is a little...non-intuitive in some of it's explanations. Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 10/07/2012 3:59 pm It does look like a pellet, but I agree that it's in the wrong place. Until we find a know example I would not dismiss it just yet. Report this Post to the Staff
Nothus Valued Member United States 209 Posts	Posted 10/07/2012 4:05 pm I have found a few issues with this series and RIC VIII so far. I know not everything is in there, but there seems to be a bit of a grey area between "unpublished" and engraver error. I have one that is missing the 2nd G for AVGG, one with a pellet where there should be a star (assuming it is the version with the star, there isn't one with a pellet in the sky) and this one. I will keep my notes on them to see if I encounter any others like them. Report this Post to the Staff
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