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vince1977 Pillar of the Community Netherlands 847 Posts	Posted 01/22/2016 04:59 am Hello all, I was wondering if someone happens to know this valentinian coin? with mintmark SMKA(B)? Report this Post to the Staff

vince1977 Pillar of the Community Netherlands 847 Posts	Posted 01/22/2016 05:25 am After some searching probably nummus valentinian II but which? Report this Post to the Staff
Biancasdad Pillar of the Community United States 1045 Posts	Posted 01/22/2016 06:12 am Mint mark is actually SMHB so Heraclea mint RIC 20b I believe there may have been a clogged die when struck as the middle X seems to be missing on the bottom row. Reverse should be VOT XX MVLT XXX Report this Post to the Staff
vince1977 Pillar of the Community Netherlands 847 Posts	Posted 01/22/2016 06:38 am Thank you kindly for your reaction! I was wondering is this type more scarce then the salvs republicae coins of valentinian? Ive try to find an similair but I only find the Salvs coins of this emperor... Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 01/22/2016 11:21 am http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/...RIC_020b.txt Looks like this issue for heraclea is rare. You have a very nice example, with a neat error to boot. Report this Post to the Staff
lrbguy Pillar of the Community United States 949 Posts	Posted 01/22/2016 11:57 am This is an excellent specimen of this coin due to the centering and completeness of the legends on BOTH sides. It is a premium coin from that standpoint. However, the mention of rarity in the Wildwinds quote, which was part of a seller coin description when it was brought into their database, was based on RIC IX. That may have been the situation in the museum collections of the late 1920s when RIC IX was put together, but that is obsolete today. That doesn't stop some sellers, even today, from hyping a coin using the old scale. These are not hard to come upon today, but finding one as nice as this is uncommon indeed. Color me green. Report this Post to the Staff
Biancasdad Pillar of the Community United States 1045 Posts	Posted 01/22/2016 5:38 pm Agree with Irbguy. The obverse is extraordinary for this type and this emperor. I am curious where you picked up this little beauty Report this Post to the Staff
vince1977 Pillar of the Community Netherlands 847 Posts	Posted 01/23/2016 03:24 am Thanks alot all for your reactions! Where I bought this beautiful coin I don't know anymore. It is a long time ago. Maybe a strange question because this aint my collection area what is carolingian and medieval period. I was wondering if I would sell it in the future.. Do you guys have any idea what it might gain? Normally I wouldn't ask, but because of the reactions it is probably an rare piece to collect in this quality. So maybe selling or an nice trade with an medieval coin in the future could be nice. Report this Post to the Staff
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