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* This coin is a good example of how ancient coin attributions are often tentative and debatable. T.V.
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Attributions by Sear (Byzantine Coins and Their Values) and the other major western references (Dumbarton Oaks, Grierson, Berk, etc.) frequently differ substantially from those of Anokhin.
Attribution
The identification and classification of a numismatic item by a characteristic such as date, period, composition, issuing mint, denomination, etc.
Authorised Issue ...
attribution: the variety of a coin according to specialized reference works.
AU: abbreviation for About (or Almost) Uncirculated.
auction: a method of offering and selling coins to the highest bidder.
attribution: The identification of a numismatic item by characteristics such as issuing authority, date or period, Mint, denomination, metal in which struck, and by a standard reference.
Attribution - the designation of a coin's variety according to standard reference books
Authentication - the determination of a coin's genuineness
Base metal - a non-precious metal, such as copper, nickel or zinc ...
Attribution
This is anything on a coin that can be used for identification purposes such as date, mint mark, or denomination.
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Attribution Guide to 1974 Canadian Nickel Dollar Varieties
11-Cent Pieces Explained
Articles by Ken Potter - Coin Universe/PCGS Author Index ...
Attribution
The next step beyond "identification", it is the process of fully describing and classifying the particular type and variety of coin.
The Attribution Guide to 1974 Canadian
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Attribution unknown
" Delta Y"an Eastern Provincial countermark on a cistophorus, seemingly not yet described in the literature ?
"Heads of Emperors" ...
Attribution and notes provided by Mark Lehman, Robin Baker and Josh Moran.
Attribution of these coins to Hannibal is not certain but is very probable
Scarce
Jesus Christ ...
Attribution - The process of assigning a coin to a certain country, era, or ruler; or even to a particular year of issue. Most coins can be attributed without difficulty, either on sight or with the help of one of the standard reference guides.
"Attribution Guide For United States Large Cents 1840-1857", 2nd edition by J.R. Grellman and Jules Reiver
1793 Flowing Hair, Chain Reverse Large Cents
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The attribution of imitation British halfpence to an American mint is a difficult problem that has recently received much attention in numismatic literature.
The attribution of the following stater of Babylonian weight to Col- chis is not certain, though specimens appear to have been procured from Mingrelia.
The attribution to Macedon of these electrum coins is questioned by Babelon (Traité, II. 141).
One or two geese, usually accompanied by lizard, often with letters in field.
[B. M. C., Mac., pp. 72 sqq.; Babelon, Traité, Pl. LV.]
Incuse square.
The attribution to this piece as being of Proof format is tentative and subject to further study. If at the sale we have a different conclusion, we will announce it.
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This legendary attribution would place thecreation date for the decadrachm at or near 480 B.C., a date that has been challenged in recent years. The currently accepted date for this coin is about 465 B.C.
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It usually blends into the coin's surface.
Assay
Test to ascertain the weight and purity of a coin.
Attribution
This is anything on a coin that can be used for identification purposes such as date, mint mark, or denomination.
This part of the attribution guide is by far the most complicated as there are over a thousand types and it will be some time before we can include them all.
DiGenova's coin attribution was reconfirmed earlier by Numismatic Scholar and Author John Dannruther who explained that his BD-1E designation identified the 1803 Large Star Reverse with 13 stars also known as the Taraszka 32.
Despite the popularity of Mass Owls, their dating and attribution is one of the great underexplored areas of ancient numismatic scholarship.
Forvm Ancient Coin's Attribution Assist Engine Joseph Sermarini is the proprietor of FORVM and I've found his system very helpful in attributing coins where you can only see a few letters of the obverse inscriptions. There are coins for sale, too.
Comparing the style of the coins to local tetradrachms, the attribution of these issues to Antioch seems more likely to be correct. Reverses were copied from issues at Rome but the coins are easily distinguished by style.
The appearance of these two new specimens in Calcutta, supports the attribution to Bengal, and the fact that they are struck with different dies and are different in diameter from the previously recorded example, ...
"Style" as a tool has acquired a bad name mainly because of its association with aesthetic judgment, and the use of aesthetic preconceptions as a ground for attribution.
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Coins of Parthia before Arsaces
Coins of Parthia
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Coins of Rome about Parthia
Coins of the Seleucids about Parthia
Counterfeits & Forgeries
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The Kadambas of Goa had established a distinct monetary system where specific attribution was possible because of presence of name or title of ruler on the coins.
But although sceattas present many problems of organisation, attribution and dating, they also carry a breathtaking variety of designs bespeaking extensive Celtic, classical and Germanic influences.
(I was once offered an English hammered penny that was absolutely as struck, however the striking was so blundered one could only guess at the attribution.) The opposite is also possible.
That's attribution and authentication. A coin is properly identified and genuine or it's not. If I asked you to go back into the building and fetch me the oldest hen so we could make some soup, it might take several trips to find the right bird.
This misattribution was accepted by all scholars until the mid-1970s. The current authority is David Hendin whose book on Biblical coinage puts ancient Judeaic money into a new perspective.
Like grading, the attribution, "proof," is at least partially subjective. Experts often disagree about whether a coin was struck as a proof.
Grellman, J.R. and Reiver, Jules, Attribution Guide for United States Large Cents 1840-1857, Published by the authors, Montgomery, AL, 1987.
Newcomb, Howard R., United States Copper Cents, 1816-1857, Quarterman Publications, Lawrence, MA, 1981.
The LSCC is a non-profit organization dedicated to the attributions of the Liberty Seated Coin series.
This only confused the attribution of vintage pieces all the more, though the later restrikes made for collectors are known to be of finer gold than the original edition, which was intended purely for the jewelry trade.
If both names are present on a coin attribution is simplified. The absence of the patronymic creates difficulty because of the common usage of identical names by princes of different principalities.
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However, the 3rd edition of KM World Coins associates Madura, KM-199.3, with a Madura Star countermark. Therefore, the attribution of this countermark with Soumenep can not be confirmed, ...
In the 1970s, Walter Breen attributed both matte and satin proofs for 1921 and 1922. However, US Mint records for 1922 make no mention of the satin proofs, so their attribution rests solely on Breen's analysis.
the titles acclaimed to Caligula indicate that the coin was struck during his first Consulship (37 AD) and during his first term as Tribunicia Potestas (37-38 AD). Caesonia married Caligula in 39 AD, thus it is quite probable that the attribution to ...
Many bear political inscriptions, but many more were used as advertisements by merchants. The Civil War Token Society is comprised of devotees of the field. Attributions are to published reference works by George and Melvin Fuld.
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