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Eng5858
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Hi all,
My first post went to Theodora, Bonehead Pontius Pilate asked "What is Truth"
XRISTUS IHSUS Says " You Shall know the Truth and the Truth Shall make you Free"
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 to the community The pictures are a bit small, but from what I can tell your coin is a Denarius RIC VII 331. Very nice looking coin.
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Thank you, Echizento The coin has a Bronze color under the patina, so you think its a Denarius? I'm going to try a larger photo.. ok better, needs work    Pontius Pilate asked "What is Truth"
XRISTUS IHSUS Says " You Shall know the Truth and the Truth Shall make you Free"
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Welcome!
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I don't think it is a Denarius, but the reverse legend matches Julia Mamaea RIC 331 as echizento found. I'm on my way to a meeting here shortly and don't have much time to spend looking, but I'm sure someone will have the answer soon.
BTW welcome
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05/23/2012 2:25 pm
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You can always delete a post if you put it in the wrong place, if you don't wait too long...24hrs I think  looking forward to your posts.
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Without size and weight it is hard to say if it is a toned denarius or a bronze imitation usually called 'Limes' denarii. If the coin is bronze color in the bottom of a scratch through the patina, it is probably unofficial. Denarii of this period should still look silver, gray or black but not copper colored.
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Thanks for the welcome,
Dougsmit, I posted this on your thread, trying to get it moved or deleted, the coin is 3.75g and 20mm.
Pontius Pilate asked "What is Truth"
XRISTUS IHSUS Says " You Shall know the Truth and the Truth Shall make you Free"
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Eng5858
"A poor Roman plays the Goth, a rich Goth the Roman." - Theodoric, King of the Ostrogoths Attributed coins in my collection so far - Roman: 179, Byzantine: 9, Post-Roman Germanic: 8My coin gallery, My items for sale |
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Eng5757! These guys know their stuff! Be a shame to have a fake coin straight out of the chute!  Very nice detail though .... maybe too nice?  You'll have fun on this forum! 
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My guess is that it's just toned.
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Even if it turns out to be a Limes they are still old and some people collect them.
I have one, but it's a little hard to find out much about them.
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Hey Doucet,
Are these limes coin struck in the same time frame as the other Denarius struck ?
Pontius Pilate asked "What is Truth"
XRISTUS IHSUS Says " You Shall know the Truth and the Truth Shall make you Free"
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Did you scratch it to see what color the base is? Here is the definition if I can find more for you I'll post it. http://www.forumancientcoins.com/mo...lossary.htmlAnd a right up about them here about 3/4 way down the page. http://dougsmith.ancients.info/voc6.html |
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Hi Doucet,
It's bronze, I went to the website you had, looks like it could be a limes coin, I got a bulk of these from some one who got them from the guy who unearth them, he's had them for 20 to 30 yrs, before I them. there where 300 coin's in all, I got about 200 of them, Thanks again..
Pontius Pilate asked "What is Truth"
XRISTUS IHSUS Says " You Shall know the Truth and the Truth Shall make you Free"
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