This is a very old
thread, but I'm seeing it for the first time now, and I recognize this
obverse die immediately. I wish my specimen could contribute more, but that
part is illegible, besides that curious extra "V" feature in the right
field. I don't know if there's been any interesting progress on this die's
inscription, but if these are included in the new
Emmett vol., I'll be interested to see what it has to say.
Mine is attached (the photo from Naville Numis., also on
RPC Online). It's also from the
Dattari collection (Naville's
consignment), but it was NOT illustrated in
Dattari-Savio 2007.
RPC has my coin incorrectly (I need to message them) as
Dattari 4651 (the
rev. is also illustrated in the 1901 Plates, same coin in DS 1999/2007, not my specimen)
https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/6/10714 (As
Curtis Clay's cataloging of the Art Institute of Chicago/Grover
Collection Alexandrian for Gemini XIII showed, many of
Dattari's coins weren't illustrated in DS 2007; that seems to be especially true for the 3rd cent. coins.)