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Posted 04/21/2015 09:11 am
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No-one commented on the (apparent) 'S' shape on the top of the standard (which I cannot see in any of the suggested coins).
Are there any comments on this?
No-one commented on the (apparent) 'S' shape on the top of the standard (which I cannot see in any of the suggested coins).
Are there any comments on this?
Could you give us a closer look as you did for the mintmark?
At this viewing distance I am inclined to call it an incidental mark from wear that just happens to LOOK like an "S." There are two factors acting against it being an intentional mark:
1. The letter "S" is not previously attested for use on the standard though other letters are.
2. When a letter does appear on this standard it is always a bit lower than your figure appears. Note that the head of the standard appears as a "box" with a "hat" of some kind atop. Normally the letter or symbol, when there is one, appears in the "box" below the "hat."
Please understand that new discoveries on very worn coins are suspect at best. We need a better look.
