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Is this bust bare right of Aelius with Felicitas standing left holding caduceus and cornucopia ? I wanna give this poor quality coin his history in my collection. Is this an As or a Sesterius ? Thx for the information   |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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A coin by any other name......  I love to have a go at identifying 'rat' ancient coins, but I doubt that I could do much good with this one.  however, that the faint obverse outline does in fact suggest Aelius Caesar, the weight suggests AE as, and perhaps Sear 1217, illustrated in his book. |
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 Belgium
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Thx for the information. I know that a lot of people here at the forum are specialists in comparison with me. I have a lot to learn but I must admit it is fun to try identify a coin and then see confirmation of you guys :)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hard to tell who it is ! The rubbing looks a bit like Aelius although my first impression of the coin was Hadrian. The weight is far to low to be a sestertius of the period (usually 20-25 grams) and even a bit to light to be an As (usually 8-9 grams). The S C indicates an imperial issue so the As is really the only alternative.
Who it is though is tough to tell. I do not believe Aelius issued with this reverse type. Usually we see PANNONIA and Spes on coins of Aelius.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Reverse is reminds me of the Neptune one foot on (something) holding trident and dolphin. Definitely one foot is planted one something (or someone !). This type was issued by Hadrian.
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New Member
Belgium
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Thx for the information. I know it is not easy ;)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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New Member
Belgium
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It may be but without more detail in the pic it is hard to tell if we see a raised leg or just some corrosion giving the impression of a leg.
Try doing this
Take a smear of some innocuous oil ( mineral oil or even vasaline) and gently rub the surface. You might be able to get a picture which shows more than what you have in the original.
It won't hurt the coin and may actually make it look a tad better. At the very least it will create some reflective surface which the camera will show as detail.
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Belgium
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Does seem to show a cornucopia. The focus is the main issue now though.
I think you might try placing the coin on a dark surface and taking more than a few pics.
Surely some of them will be focused ! Then try using light from different directions.
We will crack this nut one way or the other !
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New Member
Belgium
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I will do my best to get better pictures.
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Belgium
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Still a bit fuzzy but it now looks less like a cornucopia.
Try doing the portrait side. Are you using a phone ? Perhaps you may have sneezed on the lens !
Check to make sure. Use cotton cloth to clean ! Paper napkin will scratch the lens !
Perhaps this has already happened
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03/17/2015 4:55 pm
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Belgium
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Can I suggest that you take the photo zoomed out so that it is in focus. Then crop the photo in something like Microsoft Picture Manager. Set the file size as "large" in the camera. If you are going to be taking lots of coin pictures, you might want to invest in a macro lens and you would also find a copy stand hugely beneficial. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Copy-Stan...em5b083f83a3I got this one, never looked back since. |
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