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Let's collect the coins with legend errors here!
« on: August 02, 2010, 05:10:30 am »
Hi,

I'm interesting for engraver's errors like missing, plus or mistaken letters on legends.
If you have like these post them here!

Thanks,
Tibsi


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Otacilia Severa fourré antoninianus - CONCOSIA AVGG
« Reply #1 on: August 02, 2010, 05:14:05 am »
My 1st coin: CONCOSIA AVGG
Original: CONCORDIA AVGG

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Gordian III. antoninianus - P M TN P II COS P P
« Reply #2 on: August 02, 2010, 05:16:46 am »
My 2nd coin: P M TN P II COS P P
Original: P M TR P II COS P P

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Gordian III. antoninianus - ... GORDIANVS AV
« Reply #3 on: August 02, 2010, 05:18:49 am »
My 3rd coin: IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AV
Original: IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG

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Gallienus antoninianus - LETITIA AVGG
« Reply #4 on: August 02, 2010, 05:19:56 am »
My 4th coin: LETITIA AVGG
Original: LAETITIA AVGG

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Trebonianus Gallus antoninianus - MARTEM PROGNATOREM
« Reply #5 on: August 02, 2010, 05:21:10 am »
My 5th coin: MARTEM PROGNATOREM
Original: MARTEM PROPVGNATOREM

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Re: Let's collect the coins with legend errors here!
« Reply #6 on: August 02, 2010, 05:32:05 am »
If it's a thread about legend errors it would be helpful if you posted both the legends as they are and as they should be.
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Re: Let's collect the coins with legend errors here!
« Reply #7 on: August 02, 2010, 05:41:49 am »
OK, Thanks!

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Re: Gordian III. antoninianus - ... GORDIANVS AV
« Reply #8 on: August 02, 2010, 09:08:41 am »
Very interesting idea Tibsi.  :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

My 3rd coin: IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AV
Original: IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG
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This coin is interesting. I think that it's an imitation. The style is not official.  :)

My 2nd coin: P M TN P II COS P P
Original: P M TR P II COS P P

There are many comments about this coin. I don't now if it's an official coin of Antioch or an imitation. But it's a nice coin !  ;)

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Re: Let's collect the coins with legend errors here!
« Reply #9 on: August 02, 2010, 09:18:28 am »
Hi Chut,

I agree with your opinions about these coins.

Tibsi

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Re: Let's collect the coins with legend errors here!
« Reply #10 on: August 02, 2010, 11:44:17 am »
Here are a few of mine.

Mine:- COMITI PORBI AVG
Orig:- COMITI PROBI AVG



Mine:- TEMPR FELICI
Orig:- TEMPOR FELICI



Mine:- IVLA DOMNA
Orig:- IVLIA DOMNA



Mine:- IV in centre field
Orig:- VI in centre field



Regards,
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Re: Let's collect the coins with legend errors here!
« Reply #11 on: August 02, 2010, 11:48:47 am »
Wow, what a wonderful examples! Congrat!

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Re: Let's collect the coins with legend errors here!
« Reply #12 on: August 02, 2010, 01:57:02 pm »
Here are three:



Herennia Etruscilla.

Obverse: HER ERVSCILLA AVG. 
Should be: HER ETRVSCILLA AVG.



Gallienus.

Reverse: PAA AVGG
Should be PAX AVGG

There are at least six different dies with this error!  I have two examples.



Gallienus again.

Obverse: IMP C P LIC GALLIAENVS P F AVG
Should be: IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS P F AVG

Reverse: ORIENS AVS
Should be: ORIENS AVG

With two such errors, you might wonder if this coin is official. It looks OK to me, but I'm open to opinions.

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Re: Let's collect the coins with legend errors here!
« Reply #13 on: August 02, 2010, 02:15:22 pm »
Amazing errors again!

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Re: Let's collect the coins with legend errors here!
« Reply #14 on: August 02, 2010, 02:27:11 pm »
PORBI - that one is great!

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Gordian III. antoninianus - GORDIANS
« Reply #15 on: August 02, 2010, 04:08:45 pm »
A nice one from Mr. Ferenc Ovari (expert of antoninianii from 238-253).

This: IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANS AVG
Orig: IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG

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Re: Let's collect the coins with legend errors here!
« Reply #16 on: August 03, 2010, 04:43:58 am »
Some more from me...

Another Julia Domna with the same IVLA error on obverse but from Alexandria this time rather than Emesa on my earlier example. This coin also has VICTI rather than VICTR on reverse.

Mine:- IVLA DOMNA AVG / VENERI VICTI
Orig:- IVLIA DOMNA AVG / VENERI VICTR



Mine:- PROVID D AVG
Orig:- PROVID DEOR



Likely to have been a mix-up between PROVID DEOR and PROVIDE AVG reverse legends.

A couple of eastern denarii of Severus Alexander

Mine:- IMP C M AV SEV ALEXAND AVG
Orig:- IMP C M AVG SEV ALEXAND AVG



Mine:- VIRVS AVG
Orig:- VIRTVS AVG



Mine:- ORIES AVG
Orig:- ORIENS AVG


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Re: Let's collect the coins with legend errors here!
« Reply #17 on: August 03, 2010, 04:53:16 am »
Great!

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Re: Let's collect the coins with legend errors here!
« Reply #18 on: August 03, 2010, 04:54:02 am »
I collect eastern denarii of Septimius Severus and so could add dozens of examples as such errors are quite commonplace from those mints. I have picked out acouple of the more interesting ones...

Mine:- BONI EVENTVC
Orig:- BONI EVENTVS



Mine:- BONETAE AVG
Orig:- MONETAE AVG



Mine:- FORTVAE REDVCI
Orig:- FORTVNAE REDVCI



Also combining a Fortuna reverse legend with an Aequitas / Moneta reverse type

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Re: Let's collect the coins with legend errors here!
« Reply #19 on: August 03, 2010, 03:24:59 pm »
Presumably BONI EVENTVC is likely to be someone used to the Greek rather than the Latin alphabet!
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Re: Let's collect the coins with legend errors here!
« Reply #20 on: August 04, 2010, 05:42:06 pm »
Very nice example from FAC Coin Shop:

This: CONCORDIA AAVGG
Orig: CONCORDIA AVGG

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Re: Let's collect the coins with legend errors here!
« Reply #21 on: August 06, 2010, 02:47:10 am »
Hi, interesting error of Philip I. on the reverse side:

Error (shortened legend): SPES FELICITIS ORBIS
Original should be as: SPES FELICITATIS ORBIS

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Re: Let's collect the coins with legend errors here!
« Reply #22 on: August 06, 2010, 02:50:30 am »
And one more for Philip I. from Antioch, this time unusually on obverse side.

Original should be: IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG
And there is an additional I: IMP M IVLI PHILIPPVS AVG

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Re: Let's collect the coins with legend errors here!
« Reply #23 on: August 06, 2010, 03:28:58 am »
1) Here is one of the mine, I think it's the most important because this is a die link with the British museum
IMP CAE M ANT GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG
CONCORDIA AVG

2) British Museum
IMP CAE M ANT GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG
CONCORDIA AVG

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Re: Let's collect the coins with legend errors here!
« Reply #24 on: August 06, 2010, 10:23:26 am »
Two Philippus antos and the Gordian anto: very nice examples! Congrat!

 

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