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Ancient Roman Coin Question Part 1

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 Posted 07/25/2021  8:42 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add SirKayDeVonKwon to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Hello Everyone.

Recently, I've got few roman coins. I have identified some of them, but I am not really sure about this coin. (I have few mores to ask but for later)

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Ancient-Roman-Coin-Question-Part-1

What would be the year and name for this coin?

Is it genuine ancient roman coin?

Thank you,
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 Posted 07/25/2021  10:03 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jack jeckel to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply


I think there is a separate forum for identifying coins.
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 Posted 07/25/2021  10:37 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add SirKayDeVonKwon to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Oh Thank you, And sory, I didn't know which forum I was in
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 Posted 07/26/2021  08:20 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Kamnaskires to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Similar, but no thunderbolt in exergue.
https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=6704778
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07/26/2021 08:24 am
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 Posted 07/26/2021  2:41 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add JohnConduitt to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
It looks genuine. As with Bob L's link, it's a Probus antoninianus from Rome, minted AD276-282. The reverse is ROMAE AETER. The reference is RIC V Probus 187 http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.pro.187

Quite a few mintmarks are listed (probably to identify each 'officina' at the mint). I think yours is RVA, a few of which you can see on the link above.

It's 'silver', but official coins by then were somewhat debased so it contains a lot more copper than earlier Roman coins. It might even only be 5% silver.

Despite being very old, it's not worth a huge amount, especially as it isn't in pristine condition.
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 Posted 07/27/2021  12:10 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add SirKayDeVonKwon to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Aw Thank you so much bob L and Johnconduitt even though I posted this post on the wrong forum.

I have few more to ask for later. Next time I will make sure I post on the correct forum

Thank you,

Kay Kwon
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 Posted 07/27/2021  04:35 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add maridvnvm to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
A few minor corrections and some additional information.

Obv:- PROBVS P F AVG, Radiate, bust left in imperial mantle, holding scepter surmounted by eagle
Rev:- ROMAE AETER, Roma seated in temple, holding Victory and sceptre
Minted in Rome (RVΔ in exe) Emission 7 Officina 4. A.D. 282
Reference- RIC 187 Bust type H

Part of the coded AEQVITI series of Rome (This being the V)

For more information on this coded series see here:-

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/d.../equiti.html

or here:-

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/n...?key=AEQVITI

These were "silvered" rather than silver.

Regards,
Martin
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 Posted 07/27/2021  11:31 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add SirKayDeVonKwon to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Thank you so much for additional information. I am really happy to know the history behind this coin.

Sincerely,
Kay Kwon
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