Coin Of Constantius II With Engravers Error?

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Dannz99 New Member New Zealand 5 Posts	Posted 08/16/2021 6:48 pm Hi, Please could anyone help me with any info. on this coin... The obverse legend starts "DNCONSTANTA?PFAUG" The problem I have is the 11th character being an "A" which doesn't make sense to me? I have been told that this is probably an engravers error of RIC VIII Trier 214 (Contantius II) with "A" instead of "I"... Any additional info. would be great as I cannot find any other examples of this error? Regards, Dan. Report this Post to the Staff

Victor Pillar of the Community United States 905 Posts	Posted 08/16/2021 7:44 pm it might be an unofficial issue Report this Post to the Staff
pendrak Valued Member United States 253 Posts	Posted 08/16/2021 9:22 pm Hi Dan- I think it is a very nice engravers error. I am sure he was properly reprimanded for his screw up! Report this Post to the Staff
Dannz99 New Member New Zealand 5 Posts	Posted 08/16/2021 10:00 pm Thanks Victor for your input...although I do think it is an "official" coin based on the design being very much like other coins being produced at the Trier mint for this series... Thanks also for your thoughts Pendrak - I shudder to think of the fate of the poor engraver - miss-spelling the Emperors name would not be good for your future life-expectancy I would think... Regards, Dan. Report this Post to the Staff
mikev50 Pillar of the Community United States 1871 Posts	Posted 08/16/2021 10:51 pm he was probably fed to the lions--- Report this Post to the Staff
JohnConduitt Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 725 Posts	Posted 08/17/2021 08:02 am I don't think engraver errors were that uncommon. Presumably, they weren't punished, since so many of them get as far as being struck onto coins. These are all similar errors made at a similar time, although not the same as yours (arguably, adding another N into Constantius is worse, as it gives you a different emperor): http://www.notinric.lechstepniewski...her138v.html https://www.forumancientcoins.com/n...7ale60v.html https://www.forumancientcoins.com/n...ri135er.html https://www.forumancientcoins.com/n...rom180v.html There are many more. Judging by the posts in forums, it seems many collectors of Roman bronzes have one. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188001 Posts	Posted 08/17/2021 12:40 pm to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Dannz99 New Member New Zealand 5 Posts	Posted 08/19/2021 7:47 pm JohnConduitt, Thanks for the comments & the links to other examples of engravers errors... In my look online for other examples, it looked like there was a few engraver-error examples from the Trier mint - so I was wondering if perhaps there was a poor engraver that suffered from dyslexia there...I know, a bit of a reach on my part. It could be just the shear volume of coinage minted in Trier around that time? Also, your nice welcome is much appreciated jbuck!! Report this Post to the Staff
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