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Anepigraphic coin
Coin without an inscription.
Annealing
Process of heating blank planchets to soften the metal before minting.
Artificial Toning ...
Anepigraphic Without an inscription or legend on the reverse side of the coin.
Anepigraphic - Coin or medal with no legend.
Bag Marks - When coins are struck they usually fall straight into bags and are transported to banks and shops for distribution.
Anepigraphic
A coin design with no legends is termed 'anepigraphic'. While many coins have lost their legends due to wear, this term is applied only to coins (or sides of coins) that never had a legend.
Geta
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Note: Although this anepigraphic series was issued from several mints in bronze, at Nicomedia, there is only an unique example from officina B cited in Vienna, Bundessammlung von Münzen und Medaillen, Kunsthist Museum.
It cannot, however, be denied that among the numerous archaic and anepigraphic silver coins of Euboïc weight and of various types it is a matter of conjecture which belong to the Euboean towns, Chalcis, Eretria, Cyme, &c.
and anepigraphic silver coins of Euboïc weight and of various types
it is a matter of conjecture which belong to the Euboean towns,
Chalcis, Eretria, Cyme, etc., and which are contemporary issues of ...
An imitation of nearly official style, but small (AE15, 6:30, 1.48 grams), and a larger similar official anepigraphic of Antioch.
anepigraphic, bust left
/CONSTAN/TINVS/IVN NOB C
/SMRT in exergue, for Rome mint
RIC Rome 282 is 2mm larger.
Anepigraphic, bust of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet and aegis, holding spear over shoulder / QVATIPH NWN, Tyche Soterios (Fortuna Redux) standing left. SNG Cop 581, SNG von Aulock 3206.
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BMC 40 ...
anepigraphic/CONSTANTINVS AVGVSTVS, Victory, advances left, Constantinople mint, RIC- (similar to 133ff). Centered, some light toning, nice portrait and sharp rev., RARE, Very Fine/Very Fine+....SOLD Photo ...
Smaller pieces known as minims, which are less than 10 mm in diameter, are often anepigraphic. For very degraded barbarous imitations, there is a tendency to emphasize a particular feature of the prototype, in this case the radiate crown.
 See also: Reverse, Revers, Coin, Silver, Mint
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