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 Posted 11/10/2012  5:35 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Jaymon74 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Just bought this one and a few others. This one interest me the most though. Anyone know what it is, how old, and what it's made of? Other info would be greatly appreciated too!! (Like what the images are!)





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 Posted 11/10/2012  5:49 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Gil-galad to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
It's really difficult for me to tell with the lack of details. I think it might be a Roman Provincial coin. It has a centration dimple in the middle of the coin. Maybe a horse on the reverse.
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 Posted 11/10/2012  6:17 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Jaymon74 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Here's images using my microscope.



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 Posted 11/10/2012  6:34 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add echizento to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I agree with the center dimple it's a provinical coin.
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 Posted 11/10/2012  8:14 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Bing to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Once again this coin is much too worn to be certain about any attribution. However, I think it just might be a provincial coin of Gordian III. Possibly from Dionysopolis

http://wildwinds.com/coins/ric/gord...hmov_125.jpg

or Istros

http://wildwinds.com/coins/ric/gord...anov_690.jpg

But to be honest, this is only a guess.
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Thank you very much! It at least gives me a starting point on researching it. It has a lot of similarities to the first link bing. I did the best I could with the pics. Couldn't get all the detail in with the lighting over powering. But you are right, it is worn quite a lot.
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 Posted 11/11/2012  2:32 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add randygeki to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I think Dionysopolis is correct :)
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