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 I moved your thread to the proper section of the forum. It is really best to post one coin per thread. But I think this thread might work out. John1  |
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Thanks John!  |
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"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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Still need help with identifying coin: 2,3,4,5 and 7.  |
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Can't make much of #7 obverse I'm afraid. Nothing appears to match the reverse, but below is the #7 reverse compared to the reverse of an antoninianus of Gallienus which is larger at 19 mm diameter and has a different legend. The Gallienus coin is also unusual as the hippocamp is usually facing right. Hope it helps.  |
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Nothing appears to match the reverse, but below is the #7 reverse compared to the reverse of an antoninianus of Gallienus which is larger at 19 mm diameter and has a different legend. Possibly retrograde legend on poster's coin? |
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Possibly retrograde legend on poster's coin? Well spotted @tdziemia. It explains why the "T" in "NEPTVNO" is oddly placed. (NEPTVNO CONS AVG) If the Gallienus antoninianus is rare with the hippocamp to the left, the OP coin must be even rarer. |
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Thank you Novicius awesome information!!! Any toughts where should I look for more info about that coin?
Thank you Biancasdad!
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Well spotted @tdziemia. It explains why the "T" in "NEPTVNO" is oddly placed. (NEPTVNO CONS AVG)
If the Gallienus antoninianus is rare with the hippocamp to the left, the OP coin must be even rarer. Unfortunately I suspect that what actually happened is that the photos got mirrored somehow; indeed I find that the confusing obverse photo, when rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise, is consistent with a "retrograde" legend [GALLIE]NVS AVG and a radiate portrait facing "left" (up on the original photo). If true, this means that the coin actually has a "normal" hippocamp facing right. |
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Thank you Novicius awesome information!!! Any toughts where should I look for more info about that coin? The Wildwinds site at https://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric...ienus/t.html has Gallienus coins listed with thumbnail images. Scroll down to "ISSUES OF THE SOLE REIGN OF GALLIENUS" section RIC 245, A. Coins from RIC 245, A to RIC 245v feature hippocamp reverses. Coins from RIC 245, A to RIC 245, capricorn, show the hippocamp facing right and the last two show the hippocamp facing left. Can you please confirm whether the coin in your original post is as pictured, or is a mirror image, as per @january1may's comment above? In either case the Wildwinds page will have the information that you seek. Edited by Novicius
10/27/2024 10:33 pm
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I checked the coin and yes, picture got somehow mirrored. Horse head is facing right and tail is facing left.
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Horse head is facing right and tail is facing left.  Coin #5 rotated appears to be from Antioch in Pisidia, with vexillum between two standards on the reverse. Can't make much of the obverse on this one either, but if you can make out any of the legend on the obverse it could help to identify the emperor. Below is a comparison with a Volusian coin with a similar reverse which is slightly larger in diameter at 23.90 mm, but much heavier at 6.86 gr.  This search string may help: https://www.acsearch.info/search.ht...currency=usd |
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