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New Member
United States
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Hello, I am an amateur collector of American coins. I found this among some coins I bought and dont know a thing about it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Almost certainly genuine
Empress Severina antoninianus
Reverse CONCORDIAE MILITVM
Severina was the wife of the emperor Aurelian
She reigned as near to a co equal as any empress ever
Some coins even seem to show a bit of a moustach !
She possibly reigned on her own for a short period after the assassination of her husband
Edited by FVRIVS RVFVS
07/14/2018 1:50 pm
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New Member
 United States
3 Posts |
Thanks for the info! Very appreciated.
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Pillar of the Community
 Spain
2752 Posts |
 I agree genuine...With correcly orientated photos,cropped and in focus you'd probably get an exact attribution...It looks like a nice coin...Paul |
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Moderator
 United States
23731 Posts |
to the community I agree genuine and a nice example. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1045 Posts |
Looks like a billon antoninianus from Antioch RIC 20 Obv: SEVERINA AVG, diademed, draped bust right on crescent Rev: CONCORDIAE MILITVM, Concordia standing left with two ensigns, Q at lower left Mintmark: XXI From wildwinds:  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Agree the coin is legit. You now have the oldest coin in your collection. This coin was minted around 275AD. Severina was the wife of the emperor Aurelius and ruled on her own for about a year after his death. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulpia_SeverinaIf you think that's cool, then you've come to the right place. |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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I am a bit more skeptical than most, but I think this one genuine as well.
A nice coin with which to start a collection of Roman coins.
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New Member
United States
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Thanks everyone for all the information. I might have to start a new collection now. Just what my wife wanted to hear!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
606 Posts |
Nice coin!
Good news is ancients don't have to be crazy expensive to get nice coins! Just study study study think about buying study some more then buy. lol
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3443 Posts |
As you are probably afraid to ask
I will give you an appraisal
About VF condition
You might see people asking $50 or more but a 'realistic' price would be between 10-25 dollars
With great patience 10
With great eagerness 25
Ancients like this one tend to have a wide range.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21788 Posts |
With ancient coins, there is as much fun in learning about them, as there is in collecting them.
One slight problem with this reasoning:
it disregards the fact that it is very nice to actually acquire the hardware you have learnt about.
I have about 100 or so U.S. coins, but I also have about 300 or so ancients, of all cultures. My first love is ancients.
The average value per coin in each part of the collection would be about the same.
There is much more to learn that has been written about ancient coinages, and many scholars have attained pHd's researching ancient coinages.
Nevertheless, many books have been written with the beginner in mind.
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United States
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to the Community! |
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