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wwhitman Pillar of the Community United States 1415 Posts	Posted 08/01/2008 11:08 pm Hopefully I am starting to get the hang of these ancients. I think this is a version of the Severus Alexander RIC 465. Can anybody help with further identification? It is about 30 mm in diameter and made of bronze? Image: Roman8_Obv.jpg 70.6 KB Image: Roman8_Rev.jpg 79.67 KB Report this Post to the Staff

Sir Ferrari Pillar of the Community United States 671 Posts	Posted 08/02/2008 12:35 am RIC 547 is a much better match for your coin. Æ Sestertius Obv. IMP CAES M AVR SEV ALEXANDER AVG Laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right Rev. AEQVITAS AVGVSTI S C, Aequitas standing with scales & cornucopia. (It looks like the S in AEQVITAS is worn away) Edited by Sir Ferrari 08/02/2008 12:38 am Report this Post to the Staff
wwhitman Pillar of the Community United States 1415 Posts	Posted 08/02/2008 08:34 am Sir Ferrari, THANX for the info Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16868 Posts	Posted 08/02/2008 10:02 am Quote: Rev. AEQVITAS AVGVSTI S C, Aequitas standing with scales & cornucopia. (It looks like the S in AEQVITAS is worn away) On the contrary, I believe the reverse type here is MONETA AVGVSTI, Moneta standing with scales and cornucopia, coin dies (?) at her feet, listed as RIC 587 "reverse misdescribed" in the Sear catalogue (Sear #7982). This type is a little pricier than most other sestertii of Severus Alexander, because of it's theme relating directly to ancient coin minting. Edit to add a link to CoinArchives example. 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 Edited by Sap 08/02/2008 10:04 am Report this Post to the Staff
wwhitman Pillar of the Community United States 1415 Posts	Posted 08/02/2008 10:33 am THANX Sap, I took a look at the 'coin dies' at feet. I see them now. Great catch. Report this Post to the Staff
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