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epresti92 New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 09/11/2012 04:38 am I cannot seem to find and exact match to this particular coin anywhere. I was wondering if any of you knew if this coin is rare by any stretch and the exact strike? Report this Post to the Staff

maridvnvm Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2100 Posts	Posted 09/11/2012 05:11 am A Diocletian follis from Carthage. SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FEL KART, Carthage standing left with fruits in both hands. QUite common. Regards, Martin Report this Post to the Staff
Bing Pillar of the Community United States 4253 Posts	Posted 09/11/2012 08:08 am Martin is correct. Common enough. Your coin is attributed as follows: Diocletian, AE Follis, Carthage, 299-303 AD. IMP DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, laureate head right / SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FEL KART, Carthage standing left with fruits in both hands; I in left field; A in ex. RIC VI Carthage 33a. I cannot see any letters in exergue, but I do believe I see the I in the left field. Here is the wildwinds example: http://wildwinds.com/coins/ric/dioc...RIC_033a.jpg BTW, welcome Report this Post to the Staff
epresti92 New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 09/13/2012 02:35 am Thank you both so very much. I was always into US coins, but now my interest in Ancient coins is growing. Any idea on the value of the coin? Report this Post to the Staff
stevex6 Pillar of the Community 3352 Posts	Posted 09/13/2012 03:56 am => your coin has a very cool colour (eye appealing) Report this Post to the Staff
dougsmit Pillar of the Community United States 1549 Posts	Posted 09/13/2012 07:48 am Yes the coin may be common and this one suffers the loss of the best part of the reverse legend where the city is named (KART) but I consider the type most worthwhile because it is a rare example of a type coin issued by one mint rather than just following the crowd. Other mints were cranking out yet another matching Genius type but Carthage followed a different drummer and even named the city in the encircling legend rather than just in the mintmark. Seriously, consider how much more interesting these coins would be if London had used a British type and Alexandria an Egyptian one. We could say Carthage did just another standing figure but at least it was a different one. Report this Post to the Staff
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