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Offline George X

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mintmark PA??
« on: April 16, 2019, 05:28:46 am »
i have coin identified as
Roman Imperial ,Maximianus Herculius, first reign,286-305.Bronze,29mm. 8,26g Quarter Follis, Siscia, 305.
 IMP C M A MAXIMIANVS P F AVG Laureate head of Maximianus Herculius to right.
Rev. GENIO POPVLI ROMANI /  Genius standing left, holding patera and cornucopia.

but the mintmark for siscia is normally sis or xxi and i cant find any examples with the PA

can anone help
thanks
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Offline Merinda

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Re: mintmark PA??
« Reply #1 on: April 16, 2019, 05:45:17 am »
Peprhaps KA for Cyzicus mint?
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Re: mintmark PA??
« Reply #2 on: April 16, 2019, 05:51:09 am »
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Offline George X

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Re: mintmark PA??
« Reply #3 on: April 16, 2019, 06:11:14 am »
yes i agree with galerius, its so obvious now,,,
but the lower letter is definitely a P A
i can take another photo with closeup if you want
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Re: mintmark PA??
« Reply #4 on: April 16, 2019, 01:10:02 pm »
It is KA, even if it looks like PA.
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Offline stevex6

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Re: mintmark PA??
« Reply #5 on: April 16, 2019, 03:16:47 pm »
Perhaps it's merely an old worn, or plugged die?

For example, I had an Allectus coin with a similar thingy going on ... the "T" in Allectus was a bit wonky (plugged die)
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