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mruseful New Member United Kingdom 29 Posts	Posted 02/22/2015 04:54 am Hi folks. I think this is my 1st post of 2015. Where does the time go!! Anyway, I always like to put posers on this site as I know you are all very knowledgeable and I hope that applies to these 2 coins. The 1st one 20mm at the moment but may have been a bit bigger originally but it is VERY thick. (getting on for 5mm) That made me think it was Byzantine, but I dont think so now. Definitely, Provincial Roman. I thought there would be enough of a legend to identify it easily. Famous last words, it has been anything but. This next one is another Provincial and apologies for the obverse but it may be better with the reverse. I was just hoping someone might recognize the portrait. Well, there ya go. I hope one of you may be able to help or even all of you. Many thanks to you all. Cheers. Report this Post to the Staff

Biancasdad Pillar of the Community United States 1045 Posts	Posted 02/22/2015 05:50 am I believe the second coin is a Roman Provincial of Severus Alexander from Marcianopolis, Moesia Inferior with Nemesis on the reverse holding a rod and possibly scales with a wheel at her feet Report this Post to the Staff
Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 02/22/2015 07:29 am The very top coin shows two emperors - on one side, Aurelian, the roman emperor, and on the other, Vaballathus, a Usurper who siezed a large section of the empire. Where they are found they arent terribly rare, but Vaballathus is a quite rare emperor so its quite a popular issue. Report this Post to the Staff
pishpash Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 3626 Posts	Posted 02/22/2015 09:34 am Ben I did wonder about that top coin but wasn't 100% My Aurelia/Vabalathus for comparison http://www.tantaluscoins.com/coins/107735.php Report this Post to the Staff
mruseful New Member United Kingdom 29 Posts	Posted 02/22/2015 1:34 pm Hi. Thanks for all your help everyone. I think it is this one shown on Wildwinds. It has this write-up: ----------------- Roman Egypt, Aurelian and Vabalathus, Potin Tetradrachm struck Year 1 of Aurelian, Year 4 of Vabalathus and Zenobia, 270 AD. Alexandria. 8.30g. Laureate and draped bust of Aurelian rt. / Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Vabalathus rt. Milne 1735. EF and a very handsome example, which can be hard to find for this issue. ---------------- http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/...lne_1735.jpg Report this Post to the Staff
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