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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I agree Bing.
It is a Carus IMHO!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4973 Posts |
i'll go with DVC and say probus....but no clue.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
870 Posts |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10045 Posts |
My familiarity with Roman emperors isn't as good as others here...let's see.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4778 Posts |
This should be interesting... |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1316 Posts |
Very nice looking coin.  .. no idea.. |
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Valued Member
 Netherlands
409 Posts |
Let's make it less dificult. It is not Probus but one of these guys....  Carus, Numerian, Carinus. Edited by Eddop
01/16/2013 02:17 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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You are right BH that Carus is normally depicted with a "high forehead", but I still think this is him. My second choice would be Numerian. Watch me be totally wrong and it be Carinus.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Pillar of the Community
United States
842 Posts |
I'm sticking to my original guess on this one. Carinus!! If I am wrong, I have already picked out a nice warm corner in my bedroom to go weep in.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
2838 Posts |
I think we've eaten enough popcorn, time for Eddop to put us out of our misery |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4778 Posts |
Yeah, don't leave us hanging any longer eddop  Edited by VisigothKing
01/16/2013 3:58 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Valued Member
Netherlands
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No popcorn anymore....Bing bingo! It's Carus a Lugdunum coin, but I can't blaim those who choose Carinus. Indeed Carus was almost bold, I have no idea why the engraver removed part of hair at the forehead at this way. The portrait shows a younger person as expected, Carus was at time, 282 ad, almost 60 years old. This coin belongs to the first emission Carus as sole emporer (AVG), coins for his son Carinus not minted before the 3th emission. When I noticed this coin I considered two options: a Carinus portrait, which is not possible or a Probus portrait with partly removed hair..... Anyway it's not a typical Carus portrait.  Edited by Eddop
01/17/2013 01:31 am
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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 Bing. Quote:
Indeed Carus was almost bold, I have no idea why the engraver removed part of hair at the forehead at this way. I guess ancient engravers also had bad days, maybe this was a hangover coin |
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