Greek And Real Trouble | Augustus Denarius

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wwhitman Pillar of the Community United States 1415 Posts	Posted 08/02/2008 10:37 am Looks Greek to me! The picture of the coin does no justice. It is real dark/black - silver tarnished. The coin is only 15 mm in diameter. Not sure why only half of horse on reverse is there Image: Greek1_Obv.jpg 56.8 KB Image: Greek1_Rev.jpg 52.63 KB Edited by Sap 08/04/2008 05:56 am Report this Post to the Staff

Sir Ferrari Pillar of the Community United States 671 Posts	Posted 08/02/2008 11:37 am I really want to say Roman -- Augustus (because of the GVST on the back and a similar looking head), but I could be WAY off... Wait for Sap to enlighten us. Edited by Sir Ferrari 08/02/2008 11:37 am Report this Post to the Staff
KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 08/02/2008 1:21 pm My first impression is that's a provincial Roman coin from Egypt--a Tetradrachm perhaps? I'll look forward to hearing what it really is. I believe the "half horse" is called a Hippocampus--a stylized version of the Seahorse. Edited by KurtS 08/02/2008 1:29 pm Report this Post to the Staff
MorgansRmine Pillar of the Community United States 1219 Posts	Posted 08/02/2008 1:54 pm I better get out of this part of the forum. I thought someone broke off part of the coin to give change. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16868 Posts	Posted 08/03/2008 12:26 am Quote: Sir Ferrari said: I really want to say Roman -- Augustus (because of the GVST on the back and a similar looking head), but I could be WAY off... No, you're quire correct. It is Roman, and quite an interesting one too. This is (the remains of) a silver denarius of Augustus, the first emperor. Reverse type is a capricorn holding a globe, with AVGVSTVS below. Struck in Spain, circa 18-16 BC. Listed in Sear as number 1592. Examples on Wildwinds. 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 Report this Post to the Staff
wwhitman Pillar of the Community United States 1415 Posts	Posted 08/03/2008 08:40 am THANX all for your help Report this Post to the Staff
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