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How Are My Coin Write-Ups?

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 Posted 08/10/2015  9:20 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Harmonica to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Obverse
Constantus II bust facing right
FIVLCONTANTIVSNOBC
Flavious Iulius Constanius Nobilissinus Caesar

Reverse
Two guards with staffs guarding two alters
Glor (Lae?)xerc itvus
SHAA under the guards

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Obverse
Constantinus II facing right
DVONSTANTI NVSPTAVGG
Dive Constantinus Pater Augustorum

Reverse
Man with charioy being pulled by serval horses
No inscription


I have about 7 done up, do I have the hang of writing descriptions? Time to learn the RIC#s.
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 Posted 08/10/2015  10:28 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Kamnaskires to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Good start, Harmonica. I'd recommend watching the spelling ("altars," "chariot," "several"), and perhaps using terminology like "biga," "triga," or "quadriga" for the chariots when appropriate (based, of course, on the number of horses). If you want to cover all the bases, include denomination and, when possible, mint locations (and perhaps study mint marks to facilitate this), and also include coin dimensions and weights, and perhaps even die axes. And any provenance, if known.

Having said this, I skimp a lot - because I'm basically lazy. I tend to just list ruler, date, denomination, and reference number when posting to my online gallery.
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 Posted 08/11/2015  01:24 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add VisigothKing to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Separate the words and abbreviations in the legends from each other; makes them easier to read (FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C). I also stress Bob's suggestion in making sure terms and names are spelled correctly and consistently. Not only will your write-ups look more professional, but following these suggestions will also make finding RIC numbers easier.
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 Posted 08/11/2015  03:48 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Ben to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
An uninscribed design is usually designated 'Anepigraph'. And as standard all legends are given capitalised and with breaks. This means spaces after the ends of parts and dashes to indicate a place where the legend is broken by the design. For example (Ive just grabbed a coin off the internet for this):

How-Are-My-Coin-Write-Ups?

Rev: GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS

Heres one of the descriptions you gave with some corrections:

Reverse
Two guards with staffs guarding two alters
Glor (Lae?)xerc itvus
SHAA under the guards

It should read:

Reverse
Soldiers and Standards*
GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS (Glory of the Army)
SHAA in Ex**

*this is how this reverse type is usually described - more fully, two soldiers with spears and shields guarding two standard

**This mint mark seems off to me - it should follow the format SMAA - if you post a picture of it somewhere, we can give you the full information. That includes mint, which I assume is either Antioch or Alexandria. Ex is a contraction of Exergue.
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SM in a mintmark stands for sacra moneta or sacred money. The name of the mint follows it.

Here is a link which you should book mark, it will help you understand what you have.
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/do...ith/abb.html
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