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The coin on the right appears to be Titus Caesar, but not sure which one. T CAESAR IMP COS III CENS Any ideas? The one of the left, I have no idea. Any ideas? Also, what metal are these coins? Any estimated worth? These were found in my father-in-laws collection. Thanks in advance.   |
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I'm thinking bronze.
That's all I can really give you.
Commodus on left?
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Edited by ThisIsFun
10/06/2013 9:25 pm
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Picture on left, hard to tell. Can you take a closer picture, cropped? I think it's Marcus Aurelius. Reverse is Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm. Several variations of that one. With the coin in hand, check it against these pictures and descriptions: http://wildwinds.com/coins/ric/marc...elius/t.htmlEdited by ThisIsFun
10/06/2013 9:31 pm
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 to the community The first coin is Commodus and the second is Titus. |
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 Oh yeah, Echizento is considerably more knowledgeable than me, so what he said :) |
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They are both certainly 'over cleaned' dupondii. The metal is 'orichalcum' which is a bronze alloy analogous to brass.
Based on the position of the name ANTONINVS I would bet it is preceded by M AVREL in which case it is Marcus. The portrait too looks to old to be Commodus who was assassinated at the age of 31 (good riddance).
The Titus has a FELICITAS PVBLICA reverse and is dated to AD73
I just checked my reference ..... The IMP X on the first coin makes it Marcus. As for Commodus the little imp only made it up to IMP VIII. The approximate year would be AD179
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10/06/2013 10:12 pm
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As for worth ? They are worth what any fool will pay for them !
In this case probably less than you might hope.
They are better kept as keepsakes to be put in a desk drawer and used as an occasional reminder of someone who now exists on another plane. And who probably would want you to keep them if only for that reason.
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FR, you got better eyes than me.
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Thank you all for the replies.
It has been a great experience researching and learning more about these coins.
They belonged to my father-in-law who recently passesd.
I wasnt looking to get rich from these (somebody else in the family had hopes) but a pleasant reminder of the ancient times.
For the family ease of mind, anybody have a rough estimate (if they were to sell) how much they could get for them? Myself, I rather hold onto them, but not my decision at this time.
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I got one right Ron!
I've owned a couple Commodus though :-)
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Due to the overcleaning and the fact that Titus looks like he may have even been 'buffed'....
the retail price is seriously diminished. I am a notorious cheapskate but ..... Maybe could be might be 60 to 75 clams. I say that assuming the worst for Titus. Of course you might bury him in a flower pot for a few years and correct some of the damage done. If Titus were to have the patina I would like to see ..... 150-200 !
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