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Title: silver
Post by: digitup on November 23, 2013, 04:12:03 PM
Hi my first roman silver GET IN  ;D any id please cheers


Title: Re: silver
Post by: Dungbeetle on November 23, 2013, 04:24:37 PM
That looks a lot better cleaned up Paul, I haven't a clue with Romans as I very rarely find any ! Well done see you next Sunday.


Title: Re: silver
Post by: digitup on November 23, 2013, 04:34:25 PM
cheers chris someone said Domitian but I aint a clue its the size of a one new penny by the way


Title: Re: silver
Post by: The Doc on November 23, 2013, 04:55:52 PM
Nice find!

That nose looks like Nerva to me.


Title: Re: silver
Post by: hotmill on November 23, 2013, 04:56:19 PM
Very nice, well done mate.


Title: Re: silver
Post by: digitup on November 23, 2013, 05:52:50 PM
this was one id had/ a few now so none the wiser lol Vespasian denarius,, Roma victory standing reverse!  ;)


Title: Re: silver
Post by: jayhay69 on November 23, 2013, 06:07:43 PM
this looks like it paul HF mate!!! Vespasian Fortuna

(http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss63/jayhay69/silverdeni_zps82036a24.jpg) (http://s562.photobucket.com/user/jayhay69/media/silverdeni_zps82036a24.jpg.html)



Title: Re: silver
Post by: digitup on November 23, 2013, 06:09:29 PM
HF LOL tidy Jason come on then whos the emperor full details please


Title: Re: silver
Post by: jayhay69 on November 23, 2013, 06:10:33 PM
Vespasian Fortuna maybe



Title: Re: silver
Post by: digitup on November 23, 2013, 06:13:59 PM
 ;)


Title: Re: silver
Post by: digitup on November 23, 2013, 09:15:56 PM
Somebody just sent another id Servius Sulpicius Galba of  69 AD ummm think i ll try ini menie miney mo  ;)


Title: Re: silver
Post by: The Doc on November 23, 2013, 09:20:47 PM
Somebody just sent another id Servius Sulpicius Galba of  69 AD ummm think i ll try ini menie miney mo  ;)

Just looked up Galba, and I now agree with that ID  ::)


Title: Re: silver
Post by: digitup on November 23, 2013, 09:27:34 PM
Ah cheers doc. result thanks very much


Title: Re: silver
Post by: dances with badgers on November 23, 2013, 09:27:54 PM
nice one


Title: Re: silver
Post by: Dungbeetle on November 23, 2013, 09:30:15 PM
Yes definitely Galba Paul go and find some more now.


Title: Re: silver
Post by: digitup on November 23, 2013, 09:43:42 PM
lol is it rare
hope so ;)
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Title: Re: silver
Post by: congerman on November 23, 2013, 11:06:54 PM
very nice find well searched  ;)


Title: Re: silver
Post by: jayhay69 on November 24, 2013, 12:38:47 AM
Paul its not all about money money money :) .....................theres deffo more on those fields mate :)


Title: Re: silver
Post by: Dungbeetle on November 24, 2013, 12:43:05 AM
Paul its not all about money money money :) .....................theres deffo more on those fields mate :)
You just concentrate on tomorrow because I'm going to show you how it's done !


Title: Re: silver
Post by: jayhay69 on November 24, 2013, 12:45:52 AM
ok old grasshopper we`ll see you just watch the master lol


Title: Re: silver
Post by: digitup on November 24, 2013, 09:08:03 AM
who mentioned money I asked if its rare as I aint heard of him before


Title: Re: silver
Post by: Dungbeetle on November 24, 2013, 04:11:13 PM
who mentioned money I asked if its rare as I aint heard of him before
Jason went to school with him !


Title: Re: silver
Post by: digitup on November 24, 2013, 04:32:22 PM
did u find much today chris


Title: Re: silver
Post by: Dungbeetle on November 24, 2013, 04:39:20 PM
did u find much today chris
Don't ask Paul it's a sore point, he struck again ! I'm sure he will put pics up shortly.


Title: Re: silver
Post by: digitup on November 24, 2013, 04:57:45 PM
poor chris lol :'(


Title: Re: silver
Post by: Dungbeetle on November 24, 2013, 05:14:44 PM
poor chris lol :'(
You wait till Sunday, he will be gloating all day and he will have that smug look all day.


Title: Re: silver
Post by: celticspikey on November 24, 2013, 05:16:10 PM
Hi my first roman silver GET IN  ;D any id please cheers
Well done digitup on your first silver ;)


Title: Re: silver
Post by: probono on November 24, 2013, 09:19:39 PM
Yup Galba - of the 'Year of the 4 emperors' he ranks as 2nd most expensive:

1) Otho
2) Galba
3) Vitellius
4) Vespasian

Mind you 20 years ago, there didn't seem to be many Vitellius around, and now they seem to be dug up far too regularly...


Title: Re: silver
Post by: digitup on November 24, 2013, 09:28:54 PM
yup iv heard large hoards of these have been dug up in Yugoslavia


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