Old Coin Found In UK - Help Needed To Identify

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Laurajbeard New Member United Kingdom 2 Posts	Posted 08/12/2015 6:15 pm Hello, This is my first post here, so hello everyone! Found the below coin in Hampshire, UK. Some sort of bust on the front and perhaps an eagle on the back. Does anyone have any suggestions what I could have here please? Thanks Laura * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

Petrus Pillar of the Community Belgium 2895 Posts	Posted 08/12/2015 7:06 pm Welcome Laura Looks like some roman coin If you have a lot of patience: http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16818 Posts	Posted 08/12/2015 7:25 pm Hello and welcome. Your coin is indeed Roman. If you look at the obverse (portrait side), you'll notice the emperor depicted there is wearing a "radiate" crown - the spiky headgear. This, plus the coppery appearance, indicates that this coin is a debased-silver antoninianus from about the mid-200s AD. Emperor Claudius II or Gallienus would be my best guesses, but I can't read enough of the lettering to pick it any closer. 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
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 08/12/2015 7:39 pm I believe the eagle reverse fits Claudius II Gothicus more so than Gallenius. For comparison see: http://coinproject.com/coin_detail.php?coin=221253 http://www.coinproject.com/siteimag...MK_15_35.jpg http://www.forumancientcoins.com/ca...sp?zpg=23528 http://www.forumancientcoins.com/ca....asp?zpg=994 Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 08/12/2015 9:20 pm to the community As BobL said it is a coin of the Roman emperor Claudius II. Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3439 Posts	Posted 08/12/2015 9:38 pm Yes indeed it is Claudius II a much beloved emperor who earned the name Gothicus in battle. I notice that the first example given by Bob L is attributed by a friend of mine Mark L. I will have to give him a 'poke' ! How can a postumous coin with a CONSECRATIO reverse be issued by the deified emperor on the obverse ! Quintillus reigned for a period of weeks after the death of Claudius but the sheer volume of this type seems to point to Aurelian as the "issuer". Report this Post to the Staff
Topcat7 Pillar of the Community 1121 Posts	Posted 08/12/2015 9:50 pm Nice coin to have. I don't, so 'congratulations'. Report this Post to the Staff
Laurajbeard New Member United Kingdom 2 Posts	Posted 08/13/2015 06:42 am Thanks for all your really helpful replies. After several hours looking through coin books and searching on the internet for comparable images, I did have my suspicions that it was a Claudius II, but being new to this it's always nice to know you are on the right track. Thanks for all the additional information and the links to other images and internet resources! I shall be making good use of these for future finds (fingers crossed!) Thanks, Laura Report this Post to the Staff
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