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wwhitman Pillar of the Community United States 1415 Posts	Posted 08/10/2008 08:23 am I am pretty sure this is Roman but not enough info for my little brain to decipher. Not much text to go by. Eagle on reverse only? 18 mm in diameter Image: Roman9_obv.jpg 45.1 KB Image: Roman9_rev.jpg 50.32 KB Edited by wwhitman 08/10/2008 08:24 am Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16868 Posts	Posted 08/10/2008 08:51 am There's more than enough text to get an ID. First off, the text is "inside out" compared to most Roman or modern coins. That dates it to fairly early Imperial. Above the emperor's head, we can read "VESPAS..." - that's a pretty clear indication that this is a denarius of emperor Vespasian. There's not much left of the reverse legend, which is supposed to be on either side of the eagle, but it should be COS to the left, and the number VII on the right. Example on Wildwinds. Listed as RIC 845 on Wildwinds, RIC 99(a) in Sear, where it's number 2287. COS VII dates the coin to 76 AD. 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 08/10/2008 09:39 am Pretty impressive SAP! Report this Post to the Staff
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