Recently Purchased Roman Provincial Coin

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Archeo1982 Pillar of the Community Netherlands 521 Posts	Posted 02/16/2020 5:02 pm I recently purchased this Roman provincial coin. This coin fascinated me because it has a capital M scratched in it. I might be wrong, but maybe someone in the east Roman empire has adjusted the coin to make it pass for the then common currency. Report this Post to the Staff

turtlefoot Valued Member United States 182 Posts	Posted 02/16/2020 6:21 pm I cannot help you at all with this coin, but I absolutely love it. The way that the 'M' is stamped into the coin is really unique. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 02/16/2020 6:33 pm Looks like some one re-valued it as a follis. The large M = 40. Report this Post to the Staff
MetDet71 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1569 Posts	Posted 02/16/2020 7:33 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34431 Posts	Posted 02/16/2020 9:02 pm @ron, that was my first thought too, as the letterform of the M looks kinda Byaantine. I know that the Byzantines re-struck coins over older coins, but was this sort of thing really done? "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
travelcoin Pillar of the Community United States 1120 Posts	Posted 02/16/2020 9:27 pm Very unique and cool looking coin. A repurposed Roman Provincial? Hmmmm - that's a great guess Maybe something like this in modern day? Report this Post to the Staff
january1may Pillar of the Community Russian Federation 5178 Posts	Posted 02/17/2020 06:08 am - some 6th (or, less likely, 7th) century guy stumbled over this coin somehow (possibly in a hoard?) and scratched a M over it to make it pass as a follis. I do wonder what it was originally. Can't make much sense of the legend. I think I'm reading AYP C CEB on the obverse, which probably means Aurelian? I dunno. Might well be misunderstanding it. Quote: Maybe something like this in modern day? More like this: Report this Post to the Staff
Archeo1982 Pillar of the Community Netherlands 521 Posts	Posted 01/27/2021 6:27 pm Any idea about the emperor on the coin? Report this Post to the Staff
january1may Pillar of the Community Russian Federation 5178 Posts	Posted 01/27/2021 7:05 pm Quote: Any idea about the emperor on the coin? My current best guess of the obverse legend (after some consultation of the realistic options) is AY K M AYP <C> CE... corresponding to Severus Alexander. (The portrait looks too young to be Marcus Aurelius or Septimus Severus.) I couldn't find a match for Severus Alexander on Wildwinds, admittedly, but I didn't really expect to (especially with that extra C). Report this Post to the Staff
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