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Title: roman republic Post by: handyman [Alan} on July 24, 2017, 12:40:55 PM Hi Doc
Found this little beauty this morning and would appreciate confirmation of what i think is the ID. It's a silver roman denarii, [republic]. I believe the head is an image of Bacchus whilst the reverse is Ceres, holding 2 torches, on a chariot drawn by serpents. I think it dates from 76 BC ... which makes it the oldest coin i have found to date. Naturally i will be recording the find, but would appreciate any more info on it. It all helps cheers Title: Re: roman republic Post by: Val Beechey on July 24, 2017, 08:08:13 PM Well found Alan. That's a belter of a coin and in great condition.
My first thought was the date fitted in with Julius Caesars invasion but after checking its 20 years before. That's an amazing find. Title: Re: roman republic Post by: dingdong on July 24, 2017, 09:29:08 PM Congratulations Alan on having such a brilliant Roman coin find, really stunning condition.100% Alan..👏👏👏....👍
Title: Re: roman republic Post by: handyman [Alan} on July 25, 2017, 04:56:08 PM thanks for the comments Val & Chris. Just an update, it appears that the coin date is 78BC, not 76BC as stated. Also, a search of the PAS database suggests that only 13 coins similar have been recorded on the database from across the country. Nice to find a rare one, for sure!
Title: Re: roman republic Post by: Val Beechey on July 25, 2017, 07:33:20 PM Nice to find one you can recognise never mind date so accurately. Congrats Al lovely find.
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