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Currarius New Member Netherlands 2 Posts	Posted 09/15/2018 06:51 am I found this coin on a flea market in Amsterdam. As someone who is very new to numismatics, I would very much like to hear your opinion. The only readable text above the portrait said: AVG. GER... This lead me to believe that this was a coin struck in the name of an emperor (as he used 'AVGVSTVS') who used 'Germanicus' as part of his title. I only know of Julio-Claudian emperors using this victory title, but perhaps this is just a combination of limited knowledge and wishful thinking... Thank you in advance, -C (the coin measures 34mm in diameter) Edited by Currarius 09/15/2018 07:00 am Report this Post to the Staff

Palouche Pillar of the Community Spain 2752 Posts	Posted 09/15/2018 07:55 am Probably my bad eyes but maybe Trajan? He used IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC.......etc Edited by Palouche 09/15/2018 08:03 am Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3447 Posts	Posted 09/15/2018 08:09 am Just the apparent length of the legend indicates Trajan ! Together with the outline of the portrait it is without doubt the great generalissimo Trajan Report this Post to the Staff
Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 09/15/2018 09:15 am Looks like Trajan and I believe I can see [TRAI]ANO AVG GER, the full legend being something like IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM TRP COS V P P. Compare it with this Trajan sestertius from the internet: Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 09/15/2018 1:57 pm to the community My first impression was Trajan also. Report this Post to the Staff
Claudius Valued Member Canada 66 Posts	Posted 09/15/2018 7:51 pm My guess is Hadrian.. some of his coins have a similar legend to Trajan's.. Like IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIAN OPT AVG GER DAC for instance... Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 190400 Posts	Posted 09/16/2018 01:11 am to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Currarius New Member Netherlands 2 Posts	Posted 09/16/2018 08:14 am Thank you so much for all of your opinions, I looked up Trajan's sestertius and it looks exactly the same. I would also like to know if it is possible to see whether or not a coin is genuine, and if so, what one should look for when not buying from reliable dealers. Edited by Currarius 09/16/2018 08:14 am Report this Post to the Staff
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