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Pillar of the Community
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Yeup! Good work. I got nothing. I thought the reverse guy was Augustus...
Pretty cool. Are they joint emperors?
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From wiki
He acquired much favor with the Emperor Hadrian, who adopted him as his son and successor on 25 February 138,[16] after the death of his first adopted son Lucius Aelius,[17] on the condition that Antoninus would in turn adopt Marcus Annius Verus, the son of his wife's brother, and Lucius, son of Aelius Verus, who afterwards became the emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus.[1]
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Neat coin, you are finding some really interesting stuff.
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Well done Ben! I had this pegged as Antoninus Pius and Marcus, but I was not happy that all the coins I found were huge compared to mine. Then looking around the Augustus pages (been there a lot recently) I found this one of Augustus and Zeus:  |
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The top photo seems to be Herakles, the bottom a portrait of one of the Severan emperors (or Caesars), i.e., Caracalla (youthful), Geta (as Caesar), Elagabalus, or perhaps Severus Alexander. From the looks of it I would guess it is from either Moesia/Thrace or the Black Sea littoral (e.g., Bithynia, Pontus)... Good luck!
John
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P.S. My first stop in checking for it would be Perinthus in Thrace...
John
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John, I'm confused, it doesn't take much!
The top to photos are the same coin. I thought at first it might be AP and Marcus.
The second photo, I thought was a match, it is Augustus with Zeus on the reverse. The chin area is identical.
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PP,
Your photos in the original post are one atop the other, two sides of the same coin. I believe the top photo of yours is Herakles (bearded and without lion's skin headdress), and is the reverse of the coin. Your bottom photo, which is a laureate and draped portrait of a Severan emperor, is the obverse of the coin... Also, I suggested perhaps Perinthus in Thrace as that particular style Herakles portrait is not uncommon there.
Best,
John
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The second photo was taken from wildwinds and is supposed to be Augustus and Zeus.
Augustus, AE17 of Dioshieron. 27 BC-14 AD. 2.74g. Papion, magistrate. KAISAROS SEBASTOU, Bare head of Augustus right; lituus to right / DIOSIERITWN PAPIWN, Laureate head of Zeus right. RPC 2556.
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I'm sorry... I think I am being confusing. When I mentioned the top and bottom photos, I was only referring to the two photos (obv./rev. of the same coin) in your original post, that is the two images you posted on 9/2/2013 at 3:41 pm. I'm not referring to the image in you post of earlier today.
Best,
John
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Don't worry John, it doesn't take much to confuse me! I hadn't even noticed he was laureate until you pointed it out. It might be the caracella above, the bottom of the bust of Herakles looks very much the same. Unfortunately my coin has no legend.
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Actually, it does have some legend, but it is late, I will get out the scope tomorrow.
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