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Offline Ed D

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Carinus bust RIC 295c
« on: December 30, 2007, 05:14:15 pm »
Hi has anybody any idea what the object is on the right side of his bust?

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Ed
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Re: Carinus bust RIC 295c
« Reply #1 on: December 30, 2007, 05:44:48 pm »
Do you mean the G of AVG?
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Offline Orpio

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Re: Carinus bust RIC 295c
« Reply #2 on: December 30, 2007, 06:03:36 pm »
Very nice coin.
You don't worry these letter. I think that it was a stamp error.

Best regards
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Offline Ed D

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Re: Carinus bust RIC 295c
« Reply #3 on: December 31, 2007, 04:27:07 am »
Hi I think I didn't make myself clear enough, from the viewer it's on the left side of the bust (red circle).
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Re: Carinus bust RIC 295c
« Reply #4 on: December 31, 2007, 07:49:07 am »
Looks like a die crack to me.
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Re: Carinus bust RIC 295c
« Reply #5 on: December 31, 2007, 09:11:51 am »
No it's not, it is a unusual bust-type in this period looks like a knife?
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Re: Carinus bust RIC 295c
« Reply #6 on: December 31, 2007, 10:55:34 am »
It's a die crack.

Barry Murphy
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Re: Carinus bust RIC 295c
« Reply #7 on: January 01, 2008, 04:26:11 am »
Lightened a bit.
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Re: Carinus bust RIC 295c
« Reply #8 on: January 01, 2008, 04:00:45 pm »
I was going to say, 'the haft of his sword', but surely Barry knows better than I do.   Pat L.
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Re: Carinus bust RIC 295c
« Reply #9 on: January 01, 2008, 04:04:06 pm »
I see it fine, just a fortuitous die break.

Barry Murphy
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