Hello, i post here beause it is about
roman coins.
As many of you knows, im working on my database. Today, this is 38 emperors ranked. The Vth century is soon full. This database contains all known coins i found, new variants or
types i discovered and
rare illustrations. But today im not here to talk about what it contains but about a problem i have with the ranking.
I classify everything, even
legend breaks. Why
legend breaks? Because as it happen sometimes, it permit to isolate specific issues, engravors... Therefroe, here is how i classify:
- The first coin of a serie is with a number, example #5.
- Same coin but with a
legend break, i add (1) in front. Example #5 (1), #5 (2). Classifying too the length of the break.
VICTOR - I will be (1) and VICTO - RI (2).
- Variants of jewells on diadem, item or other, i add ''var''. Example: #5
var, or #5
var (1) if
legend break.
- If a second variant occur on same coin, i add a number in front of ''var''. Example #5
var 2 or #5
var 2 (1) meaning that the difference is the
legend break.
- Orientations of
bust, i add A or B... Example: #5 A (seen from ahead), #5 B (seen from back).
the problem is with officinas. Imagine a coin with no
officina:
CONOB. Ill rank it as #5 because it is the first coin of the serie (carefful im not saying it the first coin struck, i just rank it first becasue there is no
officina). Then come the same coin with the
officina A. I classify it as #5 a. If the second
officina known is
, it will be #5 b...
But if we have the first coin of the serie with
officina A, it will be: #5. ''off var'' meaning that the variant is on the
officina, example Z / A...
Here is my questions: Are you loosed? If you read a serie with
officina A with number 5a and then another with
officina A #5 only?
I think about simply add a when
officina is A, b for B... O for
, G for
, D for
.... But then, how i classify
CONOB then :dot:
CONOB ? Or
stars and other? Thats why i stay on this ranking. No letter = first coin of the serie, a first
officina known. Another thing is when marks in
field are I, II... if i note #5 I or #5 II i think it will be too much manners of classifying the marks.
Should i stay on this actual ranking for marks or change? Anyway, i think that photos talk by themselves, explaining the ranking. If you read
CONOB with #5 and then seen
CONOB with
mark classified #5 b, you understand it is the second known
officina.
The last problem is what happen if another new
officina appear in a treasure? I need to change all letters... Is someone have an idea of ranking for marks?
I specify that it is not necessary to say me that i shouldnt rank so much things. It is necessary and my works will be published soon (
BCEN and SENA) and has already been read by great experts. As i said at beginning, even the
legend breaks permitted me to found many discovers.