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Pillar of the Community
Bulgaria
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Can someone help me with this one.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
2838 Posts |
Whatever it is I want one  I think I can read GammaANGammaPΩN on the reverse and that indicates the towns of Germanicopolis or Gangra in Paphlagonia but I cant find any matching coins from those places so far  |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
2838 Posts |
Still cant find a match but the obverse legend looks like:
AVT K M AVP ANTΩNINOC
I would guess at the Emperor being Elagabalus.
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New Member
Romania
35 Posts |
In my opinion the Emperor is Caracalla Germanikopolis - Caracalla Minted at Gangra-Germanikopolis regards  |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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ioan: That is ia good comparison. Well done!
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
2838 Posts |
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In my opinion the Emperor is Caracalla Very possibly ioan - I still have trouble separating these two when the legends clash. I think you have a very rare coin t0rress,  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2044 Posts |
That is a nice coin, nice details. One day I may try to collect Roman Provincials.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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ioan: That is ia good comparison. Well done! I'd go as far as to say its a possible obverse die match. The reverses are different though, hopefully that's just a reflection of how few coins were produced at this provincial mint. |
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Moderator
 United States
23731 Posts |
Nice coin, the first I've seen from that region.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1549 Posts |
Remember that Elagabalus was on coins from approximately age 15 to 18. If the portrait is younger (like this one), think first of Caracalla. Caracalla lived to be a fully bearded adult so anything older than a young man is also Caracalla. That leaves the teen portraits to bring confusion. Many of them do.
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Pillar of the Community
 Bulgaria
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I think you have a very rare coin t0rress nicee  and thanks for the info Edited by t0rress
01/25/2012 11:55 am
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Pillar of the Community
Bulgaria
843 Posts |
i think that then 10 days max I will start metal detecting again :)
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'd go as far as to say its a possible obverse die match. I think you're right. Despite the shooting angle of the first coin, too much lines up to be coincidence. This has been happening often around here.  Very nice coin--I had the feeling it was something good. |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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This has been happening often around here Yeah - I thinks thats about 3 in a week, I'd never spotted one previously! Quote:
Very nice coin--I had the feeling it was something good It certainly is, I'm more than just a bit envious - this is a very rare and valuable coin, I think it deserves a  |
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New Member
France
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Your coin is a coin of Caracalla, since Gangra in Paphlagonia didn't mint coins under Elagabal (after 210 CE exactly). I'm preparing a paper on the Gangra mint and would appreciate your authorization to include your coin (with weight and denomination) in my paper.
Best,
Laurent
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United States
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Posted 01/25/2012 05:43 am
