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Title: first roman Post by: bymatt666 (byron) on April 06, 2009, 09:05:05 PM i found this roman coin on a club dig sunday......it's antoninous(?)...30mm in diameter....it has two noses/chins but does not appear to be double struck...it was said it is a sestertious....any info you can give me will be very much appreciated...byron
Title: Re: first roman Post by: PHIL YNYSBOETH on April 06, 2009, 09:15:43 PM Well done ! Byron its come up a treat ;0)
If you cant get an ID Send me some of the writing on the obverse/reverse and i,ll run it through my roman coin Id disc. all the best Phil Title: Re: first roman Post by: Gadget(Ian) on April 06, 2009, 09:46:48 PM hey byron mate nice one looks like it came up a treat.look forward to going again..
Title: Re: first roman Post by: The Doc on April 06, 2009, 11:38:21 PM Nice find Byron. Looks like a sestertius of Antoninus Pius. What's on the other side?
Title: Re: first roman Post by: bymatt666 (byron) on April 07, 2009, 10:54:12 PM peter...unfortunately the reverse side is almost blank...no recognisable detail.. :(...byron
Title: Re: first roman Post by: Tafflaff (Rob) on April 08, 2009, 12:47:17 AM Good find byron , what material is it? Looks copper , how the hell is it in good condition like that>?
Title: Re: first roman Post by: waltonbasinman on April 08, 2009, 05:26:58 AM Nice Byron. The bust does look unusual might be worth getting a bit more info from the resources available. Does appear to be a double profile. Most unusual and nice. Well done again good sir. ;D
Title: Re: first roman Post by: bymatt666 (byron) on April 10, 2009, 12:12:31 AM hi rob..it's bronze...the soil in england is not as acidic as ours down here....hence the better condition of finds....byron
Title: Re: first roman Post by: ROMAN STEVE on May 19, 2009, 04:45:50 PM what a nice find pity
all the bronzes didnt come up like that Title: Re: first roman Post by: Al.Thepastfinder, ( Alan ) on May 19, 2009, 05:23:30 PM heyyyy Byron Nice one pal, now your getting there, more to follow i hope,
Alan Title: Re: first roman Post by: Tafflaff (Rob) on May 19, 2009, 05:30:33 PM I didnt see that in a meeting Byron? I cant wait to get a Roman with nice detail on it , or any detail for that matter!
Title: Re: first roman Post by: DIGGA on May 19, 2009, 05:57:35 PM congratulations on the first roman byron still waiting for mine ;D ;D never mind tho nice find bud
Title: Re: first roman Post by: romano-brit on May 19, 2009, 06:07:58 PM not bad for a first, but it dos look double struck to me
Title: Re: first roman Post by: StumbledUpon on May 19, 2009, 06:14:02 PM Lovely find Byron, :) well done.
Title: Re: first roman Post by: the sutt on May 19, 2009, 06:40:49 PM nice one byron first of many ihope well done m8
Title: Re: first roman Post by: DIG IT! (ADIE) on May 19, 2009, 06:47:40 PM Cracking coin byron ! ;D
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