Some New Roman Coins To ID | Claudius, Caracalla Stobi

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DagonX Valued Member Poland 392 Posts	Posted 09/15/2008 12:03 pm Today only two coins. I think that I've found first one, it looks similar to this one. Maybe someone can confirm my supposition? But the second coin is, unfortunately, a mystery for me... Coin 1 Coin 2 Thanks for help! Edited by Sap 09/26/2008 09:16 am Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 09/15/2008 12:58 pm #1 is Claudius 41-54 AD, Reverse is CERES AVGVSTA, Ceres seated left, holding grain ears and torch. #2 is a Roman provinical, can't make out the bust. Report this Post to the Staff
Sir Ferrari Pillar of the Community United States 671 Posts	Posted 09/15/2008 6:35 pm echizento's got the first one right...the second one looks like Constantine the Great, I'd have to do a little more research to pin it down any further. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 09/15/2008 7:33 pm I haven't had much luck with the second coin, but the more I look at it, the more I think it might be Caracalla. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16877 Posts	Posted 09/15/2008 9:10 pm The only bit of the reverse legend is "MVNI" at the bottom; all this tells you is it's from a Latin-speaking colony ("municipium" = Latin for "city"). Which did help narrow down the search... I believe the second one is indeed Caracalla, from the Roman colony of Stobi, Macedonia. The coins from this mint are notoriously variable in design, but I believe the obverse is much the same as this one, while the reverse is similar to this one, Hades dragging Persephone off to the underworld in his chariot. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Sir Ferrari Pillar of the Community United States 671 Posts	Posted 09/15/2008 10:23 pm I stand corrected then...the reverse reminded me of this (http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/...014.1-r.jpg) coin of Constantine the Great, but Caracalla does indeed make much more sense. Report this Post to the Staff
DagonX Valued Member Poland 392 Posts	Posted 09/16/2008 05:06 am Thanks a lot for help! Report this Post to the Staff
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