Fontanille: “
The Coins of Pontius Pilate”
p. 58f
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2) The coin of year 30: Dated “LIZ”, that coin presents many variants:
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e) “LIN”: For the moment, this variant is only known on a coin bearing a
countermark. … it’s really a matter of “LIN” related to “LIZ”, for the inverted “Z” is precise, and not of “LIN” relating to “LIH”, where the cross-bar of the “H” is not straight.
p.62
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3) The coins of the year 31: Dates “LIH”, variants are far less common than in the issue of year 30 coins:
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c) “LIN”: This variant, apparently rather
rare, is not of the crude
type and is unlisted in the available sources. The
transverse bar of the “H” is not quite horizontal but inclined downward, from left to right, so making it into an “N”, (the engraver seems to have tried to rectify
his mistake). This variant should not be confused with the “LIN” which is associated with the date “LIZ” (year 30) which clearly represents an inverted “Z”.