Two Roman Bronzes - Check My Identification, Please

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Lucky Cuss Pillar of the Community United States 4883 Posts	Posted 04/18/2018 12:46 am I normally wouldn't be too keen on picking up a pair like this, especially in a lower grade, but both were unattributed, and it's always a good exercise to see if you can nail down what precisely they are from scratch. The first intrigued me more, as I wasn't recognizing the observe legend right off, and felt like it would probably turn out to be a more obscure emperor. I'm going with this being an issue of Volusian, and since the portrait is radiate, I'm taking it to be an antoninianus. The problem is it ought then to be silver which it clearly isn't. Perhaps the weak rationale may be employed that it was originally silvered. In any case, the design seems to conform to RIC 168. The other seems to be a bit more straightforward. I have this one as Licinius II, RIC VII 29, Antioch mint. Colligo ergo sum Report this Post to the Staff

Biancasdad Pillar of the Community United States 1045 Posts	Posted 04/18/2018 01:31 am Agree with both of your attributions. Report this Post to the Staff
Numisma Pillar of the Community United States 4963 Posts	Posted 04/18/2018 08:17 am I haven't checked RIC, but both emperors, and the mint on the Volusianus, appear correct. Quote: Perhaps the weak rationale may be employed that it was originally silvered. I believe it's pretty normal for the silver wash to wear off. Report this Post to the Staff
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