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vince1977 Pillar of the Community Netherlands 847 Posts	Posted 10/03/2014 08:44 am Hello all, After some searching and comparing roman heads. I think I've got an postumus coin. But it is not an sestersius or As but probably an follis or something. I only can't find an comparing piece to this one. I can't determine full the lyrics otherwise I could try google it. Was wondering if someone can give me tips or an head start to figure this out.. Best regards, Vincent Report this Post to the Staff

Medieval Pillar of the Community 3772 Posts	Posted 10/03/2014 09:14 am It looks very much like a Felicitas reverse, but could be Providentia as well. Methinks the legend could read ...FELICI... Report this Post to the Staff
vince1977 Pillar of the Community Netherlands 847 Posts	Posted 10/03/2014 10:13 am You could be right. I've checked to an similair felicitas coin and it looks indeed you can read. FELICITAS AVG but there are differences aswell in the standing person I see now. Report this Post to the Staff
Victor Pillar of the Community United States 914 Posts	Posted 10/03/2014 12:48 pm Your coin is Valerian I. The obverse legend is IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS AVG and the reverse is FELICITAS AVGG actually I am not completely sure of the obverse legend, it is very hard to make out, in hand you should have a better chance a deciphering it. Other possibilities include IMP VALERIANVS P F AVG, IMP VALERIANVS P AVG, IMP VALERIANVS AVG etc. Edited by Victor 10/03/2014 1:05 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Medieval Pillar of the Community 3772 Posts	Posted 10/03/2014 6:00 pm Methinks 'Victor' got it right. Was late last night so I didn't bother looking at the obverse and assumed 'vince1977' was right. The one thing which irked me a bit was the ending of the reverse inscription, as far as I can remember there are no 'AVGG' coins from Posthumus. For the obverse inscription I would read it as being most likely IMP VALERIANVS ... Report this Post to the Staff
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