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New Member
France
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hello, I recently inherited a coin, however I do not know what coin it is and how much it is worth (if it is worth anything at all)  thats why I'm here, I need your help with this, I took a picture from both sides (if you need more ill be glad to provide) anyway here are the pcitures:   thankyou for your help! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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You are the proud owner of an "antoninianus" of the emperor Elagabalus !
Quite a nice one too. Reverse shows goddess Roma seated holding Victory.
Elagabalus was presented to the Romans as the supposed son of Caracalla after the Severan dynasty had been deposed. A circle of particularly vicious women (all with the name of Julia) set him up as a legitimate heir to the throne.
He was a little monster who afterwards had the notoriety of being called "worse than Caligula".
Coin is quite nice and would probably retail between $50-100
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New Member
 France
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Thanks!
i was wondering, I forgot to mention this in my post but I live in france, is it worth more, or less?
thankyou very much!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3443 Posts |
FYI
Obverse reads
IMP(erator) CAES(ar) M(arcus) AVR(elius) ANTONINVS AVG(ustus)
Marcus Aurelius and Antoninus Pius were two of the most beloved emperors of all time.
More emperors adopted these names than any other (excepting Augustus) emperor.
Many an awful human being took these names in order to steal some redeeming quality.
They failed miserably
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3443 Posts |
Well things are difficult in the euro zone these days ! I myself have been on a French shopping spree of late. Many coins are selling for half price and less on French ebay. |
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New Member
France
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alright :/ thankyou very much! I think I'm going to keep the coin after all... :)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3443 Posts |
It is a little gem and for a first coin and well worth keeping.
It may inspire you to look for more later on. The Severan emperors are quite common in silver (bronze can be tough !) and you might acquire the whole family including those interesting females who seem to have dominated much of the actual government from behind a curtain.
The reverse reads
PM (Pontifex Maximus) TR P II (Tribune of the people second time) COS II (Consul second time) and finally P P (Patrius Pater ie father of the nation)
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Moderator
 United States
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 to the community. FR covered all the information on the coin, so the only thing I can add is that it is a very nice example. |
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Valued Member
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Great coin  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Posted 07/29/2015 08:56 am
