Box Decoration From Time Of Trajan Or Nerva?

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louisvillekyshop CCF Advertiser United States 1304 Posts	Posted 05/29/2017 11:02 pm I sold this for about $20 and it came from a lot of coins from Roma in the UK, but I suspected it was a box decoration from the time of Nerva or Trajan as I remember they have the clasped hands and there is no reverse strike. Anyone have another theory as to what this is? 20 mm, 3.76 grams Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 05/29/2017 11:13 pm Interesting theory, I guess it's possible. Report this Post to the Staff
arnoldoe Valued Member Canada 266 Posts	Posted 05/30/2017 12:05 am heres another one/ https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1738814 Report this Post to the Staff
louisvillekyshop CCF Advertiser United States 1304 Posts	Posted 05/30/2017 06:34 am Wow, I did not even think to look at acsearch as it was not a coin. Thanks! So this must be something they made for a totally different reason then I was thinking like box decoration. As the link says could be a symbol of marriage. Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff
augustus1 Pillar of the Community United States 549 Posts	Posted 06/02/2017 09:51 am The clasped hands symbol on Roman coins is used at least as late as Marius (Gallo-Roman emperor, 268) and Herennius Etruscus (250-251). Marius AD 268. 20 mm. CONCORDIA MILITVM RIC 7 Herennius Etruscus, son of Trajan Decius 23-20 mm. CONCORDIA MILITVM RIC (Trajan Decius) 138 Report this Post to the Staff
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