OFFICINA MARKS and EMISSION (Issues) of SISCIA

REVISED 13-8-2024

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		    
       
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		 SECVRITAS SAECVLI
       
       
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 CONCORD MILIT
       
       
- | - / XXI with Greek letter after:-
(The only issue with these marks)		 / XXIΑ
/ XXIΒ
/ XXIΔ ?
/ XXIΓ
/ XXIε
/ XXIς		 3rd ADVENTVS PROBI AVG
       
       
/ XXI Latin letter after:- / XXIP
/ XXIS
/ XXIT
/ XXIQ
/ XXIV
/ XXIVI		 4th

to

6th		 SOLI INVICTO AVG
       
       
KA (Greek) with Latin letter after:-

 (Some of P M TR P COS P P, all VICTORIAE AVG only)		 / KAP
/ KAT
/ KAQ		 4.3b VICTORIAE AVG
       
       
* / XXI Latin letter after:- * / XXIP
* / XXIS
* / XXIT
* / XXIQ
* / XXIV
* / XXIVI
* / XXIVII		 5.1

5.2

5.2b

6.2		 RESTITVT ORBIS
       
       
/ XXI Latin letter in field in various positions:- P / XXI
S / XXI
T / XXI
Q / XXI
V / XXI
VI / XXI
VII / XXI		 7th PAX AVGVSTI
       
       
/ 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 CLEMENTIA TEMP 16
       
       
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 RESTITVT ORBIS
       
       
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 CLEMENTIA TEMP19
       
       
* / XXI with Greek letters and stops:-

 (RESTITVT ORBIS only)		 * / XXI.B.
* / XXI.Z.		 8.2 RETITVT ORBIS
       
       
 / XXI Latin letters and stop(s):-

 (RESTITVT ORBIS only)		 - | - / XXI.P.
- | - / XXI.II.
- | - / XXI.T.
stops very.		 9.1 RESTITVT ORBIS
       
       
Latin letters or II (numaral for S) / XXI:-

 (RESTITVT ORBIS only)		 P / XXI
II / XXI
T / XXI		 9.2 RESTITVT ORBIS

 

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