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claudius 11 New Member United Kingdom 8 Posts	Posted 02/26/2020 10:04 am Can I ask what does the letters on the field mean(on the reverse) are they mint marks eg.LE or LS. I believe the letters SC are something to do with proof that the coin is authentic ? * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3443 Posts	Posted 02/26/2020 12:21 pm Bronze Roman Imperials were issued by the authority of the Senate of Rome Augustus had taken personal control over the issuing of gold and silver Bronze was essentially a token coinage There are a very few exceptions where the S C appears on a silver imperial There is some debate about the significance Mint marks appear later during 3rd century emperor Aurelian Silver content had been reduced to around 5% content The corruption at the various mints required a method of knowing who was playing games with the inventories when the issues came out with 2% or lower ! Report this Post to the Staff
claudius 11 New Member United Kingdom 8 Posts	Posted 02/26/2020 1:10 pm Many thanks Report this Post to the Staff
Quintillius New Member Netherlands 26 Posts	Posted 02/26/2020 2:42 pm S C = Senatus Consultum, by decree of the Senate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senatus_consultum Report this Post to the Staff
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