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herbertsherbert New Member United Kingdom 3 Posts	Posted 09/22/2013 2:43 pm Hello hopefully I have done this correct and uploaded the pictures, I have found this coin but would like to know a little more about it if anyone can help. thank you Jamie Report this Post to the Staff

Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 09/22/2013 2:54 pm Its a dupondius made of Brass (Oricalcum to the romans as they believed it looked like gold). Reverse is upside down and the legend reads FORTVNAE AVGVSTI. Rated Rare. Heres an exmaple that sold for $55: And ID: Dupondius (AE 27-28mm) Rome, 86 AD. IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS (XII CENS) PER PP Bust laureate left, with aegis FORTVNAE - AVGVSTI / S - C Fortuna standing l. holding rudder and cornucopiae. 10,10gr. Rare. C.124; BMC p.382, 383 and pl. 75.9; RIC II new 480. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 09/22/2013 2:57 pm to the community Your coin appears to be a Dupondius of the emperor Domitian 81-96 AD. I can't quite make out the obverse legend but the reverse is FORTVNAE AVGVST and is fortuna standing left holding a cornucopia and rudder. Report this Post to the Staff
herbertsherbert New Member United Kingdom 3 Posts	Posted 09/22/2013 3:14 pm Thank you so much for your prompt reply's I thought I could see what I thought to be gold coming through in places but I am not that lucky but brass makes sense, is it likely to be worth putting on ebay as it is of no use to me ? thanks again for your time in replying. Report this Post to the Staff
Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 09/22/2013 3:23 pm I doubt you'd get all that much for it on ebay in that condition. Turn on your private messages, Id take it - practice my cleaning skills on the thing, maybe smooth the field. I often buy with the intention of never selling so I can mangle coins until they match what I want. Report this Post to the Staff
ThisIsFun Pillar of the Community United States 2480 Posts	Posted 09/22/2013 3:47 pm Ben & echizento-- you guys are awesome, so quick with the ID! Report this Post to the Staff
Masis Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 946 Posts	Posted 09/22/2013 5:34 pm Quote: Hello hopefully I have done this correct and uploaded the pictures, I have found this coin but would like to know a little more about it if anyone can help. thank you Jamie You found it by Metel Detecting? Can you take a photo of the side of the coin? Quote: I doubt you'd get all that much for it on ebay in that condition. ~ BenByfield It does look like it has been cleaned of its dirt. Collectors do not want coins polished smooth. Jamie's coin has more depth to it than the "$55" example. Both the obverse and reverse are far better looking in detail. Flavian coins sell well, even on ebay, so Jamie, if you still have it, you can try a fixed price listing, say £30. Unless you need the money, better to keep it than have it taken off you and mangled. Edited by Masis 09/22/2013 8:47 pm Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 09/22/2013 7:37 pm My reading of the obverse legend is: 'IMP.CAES.DOMIT.AVG.GERM.COS.X11.CENS.PER.P.P' (Partly cribbed from Sear) The 'COS.X11' would give it a date of 86 A.D. (ref. R.I.C., vol.2, p. 149) Found it in Wildwinds as R.I.C. 480, but I did not find it in my copy of R.I.C. Edited by sel_69l 09/22/2013 7:55 pm Report this Post to the Staff
herbertsherbert New Member United Kingdom 3 Posts	Posted 09/23/2013 1:20 pm Thank you all so much for your replys regarding the coin I have listed the coin on ebay. Thank you all once more for your kind help Jamie Report this Post to the Staff
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