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New Member
Latvia
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Av: ANToNIAVS PIVS AVG, not bearded portrait. Reverse figure looks barbarous, but not sure. Googled nothing similar. Thanks for any input.  |
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Valued Member
Netherlands
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Edited by Eddop
11/20/2012 11:52 am
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Valued Member
Canada
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I would say it's meant to be a Caracalla with Genius on reverse  A fourrée (unofficial). |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Wierd looking coin, but, if is is anyone of the emperor's I believe Eddop and Dionysos are correct.
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New Member
 Latvia
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Thanks! Spes walking left, holding flower - thats probably the right description for reverse. Obverse is still very puzzling, despite the style very close to official issue.
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Valued Member
Canada
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Obverse (Caracalla)...  Reverse (it's a branch, not a flower  )...  Edited by Dionysos
11/20/2012 12:25 pm
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New Member
Latvia
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Ok ;-)
Many thanks, Dionysos!
So it's hybrid fourrée strucked from dies available at the moment to the forger?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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New Member
Latvia
49 Posts |
Maybe it's possible to locate the exact legend prototype (as I believe it's copied not fantasied) for reverse. I can see only these letters:
(..)V A RPA(..)
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Moderator
 United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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that's a crazy looking reverse...i dig it, whatever it is.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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not antonius pius, in my ipinion
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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My guess is FVNDATOR PACIS a common reverse of Septimius but this is Caracalla and quite barbarous so anything goes.
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New Member
Latvia
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Thanks, Doug. I'll post better photos after inspection in hands. Letters seem to be readable. Also after seeing similarities ( official obverse and barbarous reverse) with this specimen - http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=226589 - I'm convinced that it is a barbarous imitation. Edited by monetanova
11/21/2012 11:31 am
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