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the reverse is IOVIS (Jove = Jupiter) rather than OVIS (sheep)!

Not a variety - just a repair.

Hello, I recently bought an almost uncirculated 1862 uk penny and when inspecting it -noticed that the R in Victoria wasn't quite right. It had no lower serifs and is struck over an R with a shorter downstroke. On looking for further coins of the same type -I could only see one which was sold by London Coins on 5/6/22 in Auction 177 Lot 1846 who described the anomoly as very clear and very unusual ! This coin is an 'unlisted variety' by both Freeman and Gouby and I just wondered if there is anyone else in this forum that has seen this particular anomoly ? Also, should I be informing anyone that this is a second coin of this type to be found....? Thanks JB ps I tried to upload a fuller picture of this coin but there seems to be restrictions....

Vespasian Denarius. Reverse Jupiter standing. 69-79 AD Obverse: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG Reverse: OVIS CVSTOS Is it genuine? I know next to nothing about Roman coins, but it looks very good compared to other examples at reputable dealers. Maybe a little too good? The weight looks about right.

The Russian to English translation is: "I would appreciate help in identifying this coin and determining its authenticity, as well as assessing whether it is a modern cast or a reproduction. Weight: 3.2 g. I have attached photos of both sides, detailed shots of the portrait and inscription, as well as the edge. Could anyone help identify the ruler, read the inscriptions on the coin, clarify the date and denomination, and comment on any signs that might indicate a modern counterfeit? Thank you for your help."

Firstly that’s a masterclass in uploading low-resolution images, just wow! I can’t even get one of my images to upload in that kind of quality!

Я был бы признателен за помощь в идентификации этой монеты и определении её подлинности, а также в оценке того, является ли она современной отливкой или репродукцией. Вес: 3,2 г. Я приложил фотографии обеих сторон, детальные снимки портрета и надписи, а также края. Может ли кто-нибудь помочь идентифицировать правителя, прочитать надписи на монете, уточнить дату и номинал, а также прокомментировать любые признаки, которые могут указывать на современную подделку? Спасибо за помощь.

😆😆 Fair play, they managed to acquire a lot of legend info from a coin that’s quite so battered! I can’t quite fathom what his/her D over N over T in DNS is all about? I’m sure he/she knows what they’re doing (quite literally) 😳

And it's AU! https://ebay.io/m/3QCHg2

Just in case you were disappointed at missing this one, he has sold two and has another two remaining...

I would message the seller, but with a feedback of zero and such a cock up of a listing I cannot imagine they would respond.

I also noticed a spelling mistake in the seller description…‘certified’ has been spelled incorrectly. I’m pretty certain that either the buyer or seller would need to be certified?

Victoria not looking her best https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/800843380579?itmmeta=01M5Y8QYJPVNDVTD17WE529P6E&hash=itemba75fc3763:g:5WwAAeSwRD5q4FGZ&itmprp=enc%3AAQALAAAAwCHNgUiiE%2FjQhlDTaMiAde8bHv6%2B83BpYHviYhRXPNyyLSGEyET%2BkoJiqhq0LjWtlQjHs4TJbk850ubzIgdT2ShNbF%2FQ0OsLoD%2BnbWjOwSl9%2BTkwuU%2F1LhsMu6HXy6MydAOkMqkEbgr0ucw%2Fv6XZR2VKg3g96NaaAJwVPR7sH5Gcm7kjqTQ8wdr5Fy34Er8sWubzxQuapdd4tGIwJDK2a4S24elMx6ZTrIme3Hv1U64yE9YWQEfZwwKOPqT%2BP%2BiKPg%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR9jp38ivaA

Hi, first topic from me here. I believe that all obverse 6 has the colon after the D from F:D: flawed, but I did found one with a perfect round colon, the flaw can still be seen below of it, like i it was re punched?, this is the only one I have ever seen like this. Is this a new or micro variety?

Good point!

The mint signature is certainly CANTO at the top of the rev. picture because there is no sign of a termination. Where it would be is flat, and it doesn't matter whether it is a colon or initial cross, it ain't visible. RAVL is a distinct possibility given the width of the A. I'll bear that in mind. If the curl inside the C is an R tail, we are halfway there. The following A would be super-imposed on the A of the moneyer name, so possible slightly different profile given the possibility of made up letters from lines, crescents and wedges. The mint signature looks to cover about 150 degrees of the legend

Graded Proof 64 at PCGS, and IMHO every bit that.

All I know is that the collector lived in Australia which is why the collection was later sold through Noble Numismatics. The only coins I recognised were the 1826 copper proofs. These were bought at a Spink sale in 2012 or 2013 - though they got the date of the Spink sale or lot numbers slightly out in the NN footnotes. I remember penny to farthing went for £1.5K, £1.1K and £400 respectively back then, but they were noted as ex-Peck and referenced to an earlier Glendinings (? from memory) sale of all three coins sold as one lot in 1966. All three were beautifully toned semi-lustrous proofs. One possibility might be to ask Noble Numismatics to forward a message to the collector, if he's still alive that is. Otherwise you could specify the coin(s) on here and see if anyone might know.

With Rob’s proposition for a shorter name, I wonder whether it might be RAVL? There’s certainly a hint of the V My only other thought is, if the city was CANT, with the O being a G instead (the 2nd curve of the ‘O’ looks straighter, so a possibility I guess?), then GOLDHAVOC could also work? A die-match will be the only sure way of answering the question.

Rogier ? Stu.

I think Alferg is only known for Bust A and this is Bust E with the hair curl, drapery joined at the left shoulder and a single row of pellets with pellet below. It doesn't look like E1 as there is no obvious triangle of pellets below the collar, so probably E2 or E3. All with the caveat that it is clearly double struck. Mint reading is CANTO, which should mean a shorter name. I'll try to dig out Allen to see if there is a die match when I clear the crap off the floor. The key will be the relative positions of the sceptre, + and hEN if there is a die match to be made, and a lot of reverse dies can be eliminated with the long mint signature.

On Terrys example shown in Michaels book if you look closely there is a slanted line under the 9 in the date which is visible on my coin also shown on Peter's coin he posted on facebook a while back. The slight doubling? to the zero is shown on both coins, the shape and postion of all the teeth match, the height of the last 1 and its location over the gap are the features I noticed when comparing my coin to Terry's.

Starting a new thread for this coin because the forum software gave me an attachment space error on my previous post. Linking my original post here for the initial discussion background. I finally found one !

Not 100 % sure but i think the last letter before the colons and ON is a G. So Alferg ? Perhaps. There is only two listed on the fitzwilliam corpus to compare with. Sadly one has no image and the other is just not that detailed due to wear.