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PastIsPrologue New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 07/13/2014 10:30 pm I was hoping for some insight on this coin. It was given to me at an archaeological camp for kids when I was nine and I'm having the darndest time trying to find information on it. Thank you! * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

Petrus Pillar of the Community Belgium 2895 Posts	Posted 07/14/2014 09:16 am If it was given at an archaeological camp, then it is a modern reproduction. And except for that fact, it gives me a feeling of reproduction. CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III CAESAR VESPASIANUS AUGUSTUS PONTIFEX MAXIMUS TRIBUNICIA POTESTATE PATER PATRIAE (don't know the COSIII) IVDAEA CAPTA : Judea captured (captured jew) emperor Vespasianus sestertius 71AD SC : mintplace, probably Scicia Here is the real one : (variations exist!) http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotvi...f982fd86264d http://wildwinds.com/coins/sear5/s2325.html All vespasianus coin : http://wildwinds.com/coins/ric/vespasian/t.html Edited by Petrus 07/14/2014 10:00 am Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 07/14/2014 3:04 pm to the community Petrus has IDed the coin so there really isn't much more to add. Report this Post to the Staff
PastIsPrologue New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 07/14/2014 4:23 pm I figured it was a reproduction (because why would they hand out real ancient coins to kids?). I was just interested to learn about it, so thank you! I really appreciate it! Report this Post to the Staff
Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 07/14/2014 5:24 pm Theres more than that - read up on the Jewish revolts. This coin's original commemorated Vespasian (and titus)'s beating down of the Jews in a prolonged war (during which the jews themselves issued coinage - collect the set, they;re also extensively copied). For each emperor, there is a type considered the 'top' of the series - for Trajan, its the Bridge (maybe the ADLOCVTIO), for Hadrian, the BRIT EXERC and for Vespasian its JVDAEA CAPTA. The real thing is very expensive for this reason. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16873 Posts	Posted 07/14/2014 6:16 pm Quote: SC : mintplace, probably Scicia SC isn't the mintmark. It stands for Senatus Consulto, "by order of the Senate". For most of the early Imperial period, the Emperor personally controlled gold and silver coinage production, but the Senate nominally still controlled bronze coin production. Quote: (don't know the COSIII) "Consul for the third time". As the Consul term of office was for one year, it is the closest this coin (well, the genuine coin this was copied off) comes to bearing a date. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
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