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RoyCoinBoy Pillar of the Community United States 1609 Posts	Posted 03/26/2018 9:25 pm Bought my first roman coin yesterday at the local coin show! Because everyone in my family are complete ancient newbies, we couldn't guess any further than "It might be Licinius I" Bronze (?) Weight: 14ish grams Diameter: 25mm Thank you! Edited by RoyCoinBoy 03/26/2018 10:18 pm Report this Post to the Staff

lrbguy Pillar of the Community United States 949 Posts	Posted 03/26/2018 10:11 pm Roman, yes, but not imperial. Your coin appears to me to be a Roman provincial from the mint at Viminacium. Reverse has a goddess standing between a lion and bull, if I remember the scene correctly. I haven't worked out the portrait side yet, but it isn't Licinius. The reverse of these coins are like yours: I think both sides of this coin of Trajan Decius match yours: Edited by lrbguy 03/26/2018 10:40 pm Report this Post to the Staff
RoyCoinBoy Pillar of the Community United States 1609 Posts	Posted 03/26/2018 10:15 pm Huh, the display I bought it from said it was "Roman imperial, 300-500 AD". I honestly find it cooler the older it is. Edited by RoyCoinBoy 03/26/2018 10:17 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 03/26/2018 10:27 pm Trajan Decius: IMP CAES C MES Q DECIVS PF AVG Portrait threw me for a loop; it looks a lot more like Philip I, but then I saw the C MES Q in the name. Perhaps they just modified the titles and kept using Philip's portrait? Report this Post to the Staff
Numisma Pillar of the Community United States 4963 Posts	Posted 03/27/2018 8:38 pm Interesting piece. I don't know too much about Roman provincials, but I got my first (Philip I, Antioch) from a junk bin a couple weeks ago. Quote: "Roman imperial, 300-500 AD" Whomever you bought it from doesn't sound too well versed in Roman history or numismatics. Edit: grammar Edited by Numisma 03/27/2018 8:39 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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