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Offline Paul B4

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Help needed with mint to this Helena
« on: March 07, 2020, 07:09:47 pm »
Helena, Augusta
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2.51g, 18mm
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Offline Johnny

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Re: Help needed with mint to this Helena
« Reply #1 on: March 07, 2020, 07:20:08 pm »
Could it be PTR dot in crescent ?
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Re: Help needed with mint to this Helena
« Reply #2 on: March 07, 2020, 07:25:30 pm »
I was tending toward
STR followed by dot in crescent
or
SMAQ
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Re: Help needed with mint to this Helena
« Reply #3 on: March 08, 2020, 03:18:36 pm »
Definitely Treveri/Trier though whether PTR :crescent: or STR :crescent: I can't tell.

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Re: Help needed with mint to this Helena
« Reply #4 on: March 08, 2020, 05:08:54 pm »
Thank you.
A close look with magnification makes STR crescent/dot likely.

Do you think S indicates second officina?
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Re: Help needed with mint to this Helena
« Reply #5 on: March 09, 2020, 06:25:07 pm »
Yup.  While the officina letter was at the end of most mint marks, it was at the beginning of some like at Their at this time.

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Re: Help needed with mint to this Helena
« Reply #6 on: March 09, 2020, 06:32:57 pm »
Thank you. 
Research on this coin is done.  On to the next one...
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