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vince1977 Pillar of the Community Netherlands 847 Posts	Posted 12/24/2017 09:40 am Hello Members, I have this very interesting Roman As in my collection. With beautiful green patina. The strange thing is that the lyrics are in retrogade on the obverse. The S C is retro aswell as the lyrics alround. I haven't seen this one anywere... Does anyone happens to know this particulair one. They use strange dies if it is in retro because the reverse is just normal... Report this Post to the Staff

Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 12/24/2017 1:10 pm Interesting. I have heard that some imitations have been made with reversed dies, but it looks like the real deal. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 12/24/2017 2:00 pm Excellent patina, interesting to see the SC in retrograde. Report this Post to the Staff
lrbguy Pillar of the Community United States 949 Posts	Posted 12/26/2017 6:16 pm Quote: The strange thing is that the lyrics are in retrogade on the obverse. The S C is retro aswell as the lyrics alround. Actually, the visible part of the inscription (not lyrics) on the reverse (not obverse) is not retrograde. It reads normally for the first 5 letters "PM TR P". Then it runs into the "IO" (from CONSECRATIO ?) Which might be retrograde depending upon the orientation of the rest of the text. However the letters "S" and "C" are NOT retrograde but are reversed. The awkwardness of this arrangement suggests that this coin, if ancient, was not officially made. I have not found anything like it listed in either of the primary major references (RIC and BMCRE). Report this Post to the Staff
travelcoin Pillar of the Community United States 1120 Posts	Posted 12/26/2017 8:30 pm First time I've seen this. Dyslexia comes to mind ;) But I agree, the coin look authentic. Report this Post to the Staff
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