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Title: Roman Silver for ID Please Post by: Iron Giant on August 08, 2015, 08:48:06 PM I found this today, just cleaned it with water for now and i'm hoping someone will be able to ID it please ;)
Title: Re: Roman Silver for ID Please Post by: congerman on August 09, 2015, 07:37:57 AM nice find well searched ;)
Title: Re: Roman Silver for ID Please Post by: Val Beechey on August 09, 2015, 09:07:55 AM O.K. I'm bored again, time to spare, so I'll have a go. I'm sure someone will tell you if I'm wrong ::)
I think it 'could' be this one. Ref Commodus Denarius, RIC 626 (M.Aurelius), Cohen 741, BMC 748 Link to Wildwinds http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/sear5/s5568.html (http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/sear5/s5568.html) Lovely find, great condition. Title: Re: Roman Silver for ID Please Post by: The Doc on August 09, 2015, 11:26:13 AM Great find!
Well done for giving it a try Val! The coin is Trajan: Trajan Denarius. 103-104 AD. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, laureate bust right, slight drapery on far shoulder / S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Aequitas standing left, holding scales & cornucopiae. RSC 462, RIC 169. http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/trajan/RIC_0169.jpg (http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/trajan/RIC_0169.jpg) Title: Re: Roman Silver for ID Please Post by: Val Beechey on August 09, 2015, 12:00:24 PM Early days yet Peter. Might help if I found a few (or even one) ::)
Title: Re: Roman Silver for ID Please Post by: Iron Giant on August 09, 2015, 07:05:46 PM Thank you both very much for your efforts, I was totally lost with the legend and could not find a picture of both sides in my Spinks ::)
Awesome ;D Title: Re: Roman Silver for ID Please Post by: dingdong on August 09, 2015, 08:09:20 PM Well found "iron giant" very nice coin,well done👍
Title: Re: Roman Silver for ID Please Post by: probono on August 09, 2015, 09:43:12 PM It' always nice finding roman silver (not that I've found much of that).
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