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Kev

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roman or not !!!

« on: March 09, 2009, 04:08:12 PM »

hi peter this is the other coin i found at Sundays rally which i showed you on the day .its not the best of condition ,but this is the best i can do . the other side is to worn for photo .cheers kev.


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« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2009, 06:09:17 PM »

Looks like faustina 2nd century kev might be wrong!


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« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2009, 06:15:22 PM »

cheers ade hope you are right m8. will see what peter thinks, and anyone else to .


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« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2009, 09:44:48 PM »

hi kev i think adie is spot on with the identification i had one slightly better of a beach in ishmalls , 40 coins in all came out eventually, went to museum but they did not want them. nice find well done mick ; ;


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« Reply #4 on: March 09, 2009, 10:48:13 PM »

nice to see some roman coins in not to bad condition.


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« Reply #5 on: March 09, 2009, 11:11:58 PM »

Well done Kev, definitely looks Roman now.


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« Reply #6 on: March 10, 2009, 03:22:59 PM »

thanks all. so peter is ade right on the i.d. then !!!!!!!!!!!!! cheers


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« Reply #7 on: March 10, 2009, 04:04:11 PM »

Looks like her portrait has been deliberately scratched in antiquity, someone didn't like her, looks like faustina, there was a senior and a junior, just need to work out which. Hard to find those Roman bronzes in some of the welsh soils , good find kev.