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Why are some stated as GREEK and some as ROMAN EMPIRE PROVINCIAL?
i would say all are ROMAN EMPIRE PROVINCIAL
For me the GREEK are provincials and not Greek
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=6
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Why are some stated as GREEK and some as ROMAN EMPIRE PROVINCIAL?
i would say all are ROMAN EMPIRE PROVINCIAL
For me the GREEK are provincials and not Greek
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=6
True for this Hadrian listed as Greek
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-145295
but why should we regard this Taras Didrachm as provincial ??????
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-61770
both coins from your link
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Not sure what you mean, Hadrian's i have there are provincials to me, maybe a Greek provincial ?
Romans ruled and not the Greeks anymore
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Ah, you are only talking about your Hadrians. You did not mention this. You wrote that all coins listed as Greek are Provincials.
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Ah, you are only taking about your Hadrians. You did not mention this. You wrote that all coins listed as Greek are Provincials.
ah yes i am sorry.
Yes talking on Hadrian his coins
some are
ROMAN EMPIRE PROVINCIAL
GREEK
Roman Empire
even the Hadrian, Cistophorus are not under provincial for me they are all provincial if not minted in Rome
hit last added on https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=lastup&cat=-6
see the mix up in my eyes
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RPC gives a nice definition:
The provincial coinage is defined pragmatically as including all those coins which are not ‘imperial’ (i.e. those not listed in the publication Roman Imperial Coinage).
http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/intro/whatisrpc/
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Thank you Ralf,
So that is why i do not understand why someone changes the title
here its provincial changed into Greek
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-142503
And here as i think is correct
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-144362
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Not only is the Taras coin not Provincial, it is also not "unpublished". ???
Calling Romam Provincial coins Greek has always been a pet peeve of mine. My rule of thumb is 'if it depicts a Roman emperor it is not Greek!'
- Peter
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Just to add to this discussion, I just want to thank Mr.K Butcher who, exactly 30 years ago, introduced the expression Roman provincial coins instead of the ancient Greek imperial !
DT