Help Identifying This... | Reproduction Roman Denarius

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ChristinaM Pillar of the Community United States 547 Posts	Posted 01/10/2008 7:28 pm I know absolutely nothing about ancient coins. Could someone help with identification of this? I scanned it quickly, so if you need better (or more) pics, please let me know. Edited by Sap 02/11/2008 03:42 am Report this Post to the Staff

KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 01/10/2008 8:12 pm Hmm...I'll venture a guess that isn't quite "ancient". The portrait has a decidedly modern feel, but what do I know? Sorry...not trying to be a downer, and I hope I'm proved wrong! Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 01/10/2008 8:15 pm This looks like a reproduction of a denaris of Hadrian, with the reverse inscription of Italia (Italy). Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16868 Posts	Posted 01/10/2008 8:39 pm My gut instinct when I first saw it was "reproduction", as well. The obverse looks much more wrong than the reverse. Two things wrong with it: the hair (looks "tooled"), and the beaded border around the outside - it's supposed to go all the way around. I suspect the master coin this was copied off was either poorly struck or off-centre (many coins of this period were) and that part of the design was missing from the master. On the reverse, there's a small rectangular blob in between the last "A" and Italia's feet. It's not there on the Wildwinds examples; I'm guessing that might be the mark of the manufacturer of these reproductions. Here on Wildwinds are three examples of genuine coins of this type, for comparison. 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
ChristinaM Pillar of the Community United States 547 Posts	Posted 01/10/2008 9:53 pm Thanks for you help guys. Sap..That website is great..Thanks for the link. ~christina Report this Post to the Staff
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