Please Help Identify This Roman Silver Coin

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hans New Member Belgium 38 Posts	Posted 01/30/2014 10:42 am Does anyone know more about this silver Roman coin with three standards ? Which emperor ? The diameter of the coin is 15mm. The weight is about 1.5 grams. None of the letters can be read. Thanks in advance. Sorry for the poor quality of the pictures. Edited by hans 01/30/2014 10:58 am Report this Post to the Staff

Victor Pillar of the Community United States 914 Posts	Posted 01/30/2014 11:00 am It looks like Elagabalus like this example- Elagabalus A.D. 218-222 AR Denarius Struck A.D. 220-222 IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate and draped bust right. FIDES MILITVM, legionary eagle between two standards, shields at base of each. RIC IV 78; BMCRE 201; RSC 44. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 01/30/2014 1:50 pm to the community I agree that the coin is Elagabalus. Report this Post to the Staff
hans New Member Belgium 38 Posts	Posted 01/31/2014 07:06 am Hi, Thanks guys for the suggestions. I have taken some new pictures of the coin. Maybe these are a little bit better. I also thought about Severus Alexander. Is it possible that there is such a difference in the standards between those of your picture and my coin ? Thanks for the effort and I hope I can learn a lot here. Collecting Roman coins is so fascinating but you need the experience. Greetings from Belgium Hans Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3446 Posts	Posted 01/31/2014 08:29 am Based on the size and the portrait Elagabalus is a good bet. The denarius was reduced as it was being replaced by the 'antoninianus' as the silver coin of choice. Looks like it was very harshly cleaned ! Do not attempt to clean or oterwise 'improve' a coin unless you are certain of what you are doing. Over cleaning is the surest and simplest way to destroy an ancient coin. When in doubt ..... Don't do it !!! Report this Post to the Staff
hans New Member Belgium 38 Posts	Posted 01/31/2014 09:09 am Thanks for the comment. I still have to learn a lot :) Report this Post to the Staff
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