Valentinian Posted May 15, 2023 · Member Share Posted May 15, 2023 (edited) Many of us collect “mini themes” where we have (i.e. invent for ourselves) a theme to which only a few coin types belong. Then we can seek coins that belong to what feels likes a small set. I just completed one such 4-coin mini-theme set. It is possible to collect Roman coins for years without caring about officinae (“workshops”). There are very many Roman coin types to collect long before worrying about which officina a coin is from. But, in a few cases officina marks can be interesting. From the mid 3rd through 4th centuries the workshop number is often marked on Roman coins with dots or Roman numerals or Greek numerals. There are only a few special cases when the number is spelled out (as an ordinal number, eg. first, second, third, fourth). There’s a mini-theme! For years I looked out for them. Recently I completed one 4-coin set: Valens, 365-378 Rome mint SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE Victory advancing left holding wreath and palm In exergue: mintmark including the official ordinal number R PRIMA R SECVNDA R TERTIA R QVARTA Here is my website about official numbers: Show us anything related to officinae. Edited May 15, 2023 by Valentinian 22 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor LONGINUS Posted May 15, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted May 15, 2023 Thank you for your great post, @Valentinian! Here’s my favorite mini theme from my Judaean collection. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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