OFFICINA MARKS and EMISSION (Issues) of SISCIA
WITH | NORMAL MARK | ISSUE | EXAMPLE |
Positions of mark
in field are Left, Centre, Right. |
If the mark is not
listed check the KEY for OFFICINA |
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Greek letter in field / XXI :- (The only issue's with these marks) |
Α
/ XXI Β / XXI Γ / XXI Δ / XXI ε / XXI ς / XXI |
1 2.1 2.2 2.4 |
|
Greek letter in field (or none) / KA:- (The only issue with Greek letters / KA or ? / KA, sometime with stops) |
Α
/ KA Β / KA ε / KA ς / KA No mark / KA / . K . A . |
2.3 | |
- | - / XXI with Greek letter after:- (The only issue with these marks) |
/ XXIΑ / XXIΒ / XXIΔ ? / XXIΓ / XXIε / XXIς |
3rd | |
/ XXI Latin letter after:- |
/ XXIP / XXIS / XXIT / XXIQ / XXIV / XXIVI |
4th to 6th |
|
KA (Greek) with Latin letter after:- (Some of P M TR P COS P P, all VICTORIAE AVG only) |
/ KAP / KAT / KAQ |
4.3b | |
* / XXI Latin letter after:- |
* / XXIP * / XXIS * / XXIT * / XXIQ * / XXIV * / XXIVI * / XXIVII |
5.1 5.2 5.2b 6.2 |
|
/ XXI Latin letter in field in various positions:- |
P / XXI S / XXI T / XXI Q / XXI V / XXI VI / XXI VII / XXI |
7th | |
/ KA (Greek) with
Latin letter and (crescent for 7th officina?) in field:- (CLEMENTIA TEMP only) |
P / KA S / KA T / KA Q / KA V / KA VI / KA crescent / KA |
7.3 | |
Star above Latin
letter / XXI:- (The only issue with these marks, RESTITVT ORBIS only) |
* / P / XXI * / T / XXI * / VI / XXI * / VII / XXI * / Z (retrograde) of 8th transitional? |
7.5 | |
Greek (some Latin
- T and VII) letter in field / XXI:- (CLEMENTIA TEMP only) |
A / XXI T / XXI (for Beta) Γ / XXI Δ / XXI ε / XXI Z / XXI (Zita - ς ) VII / XXI |
8.1 | |
* / XXI with
Greek letters and stops:- (RESTITVT ORBIS only) |
* / XXI.B. * / XXI.Z. |
8.2 | |
/ XXI Latin letters and stop(s):- (RESTITVT ORBIS only) |
- | - / XXI.P. - | - / XXI.II. - | - / XXI.T. stops very. |
9.1 | |
Latin letters or
II (numaral for S) / XXI:- (RESTITVT ORBIS only) |
P / XXI II / XXI T / XXI |
9.2 |
Understanding the Officina marks:-
Officina = Workshop, which were working separately with there own die's.
Mark of value:-
XXI = 20, 1 part silver (5%) (Roman numerals and alphabet are used as numbering system).
KA is K = 20 and A = 1 thus 20, 1 part silver (5%) (The Greek alphabet is used as a numbering system).
Officina's:-
Greek letters:-
Α
for 1st Officina
Β
for 2nd Officina
Γ for 3rd Officina
Δ for
4th Officina
ε for 5th Officina
ς (or
Z)
for 6th Officina
Latin letters are:-
P for Prima, 1st Officina
S for Seconda, 2nd Officina
T for Terci 3rd Officina
Q for Quarta 4th Officina
V for 5th Officina
VI for 6th
Officina
VII for 7th Officina
7-12-2021