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Offline Mateusz W

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One nummi to id
« on: January 28, 2023, 09:23:50 pm »
been struggling a while with this one, possibly Basiliscus? It reads as [..VS PF A..] i think

Offline Curtis JJ

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Re: One nummi to id
« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2023, 11:48:15 pm »
These can be really difficult. I have little baggies with at least 100 (not exaggerating) AE4s on which I can read something like "-VS PF A[VG]" on the right side. I assume most of them are actually Arcadius (or imitations), but I keep mine in the unrealistic hope that one day I'll make a die match to Avitus, Majorian, and Basiliscus, et al. (After 20 years, my success rate is still ~2%, and that's counting my few wishful-thinking-Johannes.)

Do you know what the reverse type is? I can't quite tell. (Another problem with these little guys. Is it a Victory? Victory dragging captive? Something else?)
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