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Doucet Pillar of the Community United States 1315 Posts	Posted 01/10/2012 4:44 pm I don't know if there is any hope for this one. I just got to see if I could clean it. I didn't pay much for it. But someone waxed it heavily over the dirt and it doesn't want to come off now. I couldn't tell it was waxed from the sellers pics, or they waxed it just before mailing it. Anyway, any guesses who's under the dirt? I'm pretty sure its SALVS on the left of rev. with SC in ex. I have a couple of possible candidates. Report this Post to the Staff

jessvc1 Pillar of the Community United States 2596 Posts	Posted 01/10/2012 5:20 pm could it be vespasian? Report this Post to the Staff
jessvc1 Pillar of the Community United States 2596 Posts	Posted 01/10/2012 5:23 pm RIC 197 Vespasian AE Sestertius. 71 AD. IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III, laureate head right / SALVS AVGVSTA S-C, Salus seated left holding patera & sceptre. Report this Post to the Staff
Bing Pillar of the Community United States 4253 Posts	Posted 01/10/2012 5:32 pm I don't think it looks like a Vespasian (not fat enough in the face). I do think you are correct about the reverse. You have the coin in hand. What are your guesses. That may give us a starting point. Also weight and size please. Report this Post to the Staff
dougsmit Pillar of the Community United States 1549 Posts	Posted 01/10/2012 5:48 pm http://www.acsearch.info/search.htm...iew_mode=1#0 Compare to the above link results. I'd say 90% Vespasian, 4% Titus, 1% anything else. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 01/10/2012 6:39 pm I can just barely make out SALVS on the reverse. I think it just might be Domitian. Report this Post to the Staff
Doucet Pillar of the Community United States 1315 Posts	Posted 01/10/2012 8:17 pm Quote: Also weight and size please. 33mm, 16.0 grams (a bit light)? At first I thought the elbow on the rev. was bent with forearm resting forward which made me look toward Trajan, Maximinus and Gordian III. But on cleaning a little the elbow is bent with forearm raised holding a staff.I'm soaking it now, we'll see what happens. Thanks Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21789 Posts	Posted 01/10/2012 8:58 pm With the weight known it doesn't quite match up to a dupondius (heavy), or a sestertius (light), but the color is good for both. Looks like a laureate head, not a radiate head. Could it be a Roman colonial with a Latin legend? Report this Post to the Staff
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