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Valued Member
Italy
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Can you identifing this coin? Thx a lot. *** Moved by Staff moved to a more appropriate forum. ***
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Valued Member
 Italy
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Perhaps Claudius II Gothicus with Virtus reverse? I recommend posting this is the ancients/medieval section of CCF.
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Valued Member
 Italy
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Virtus is absolutely but I was thinking the emperor, in reverse the virtus have like a 3
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Certainly Claudius - not only does it look like him, but we can also read the bottom half of [C]LAVD[IVS] at the top of the coin. Wildwinds lists a variety with Epsilon in right field (RIC V:2 Rome 110) - it looks like an inexperienced die sinker has engraved an epsilon on the right field of the die, resulting in a retrograde epsilon in the left field on the actual coins. A nice error.
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Valued Member
United States
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Claudius II Gothicus; VIRTVS AVG. Most of his coins aren't exactly the most attractive. I have the same coin in my collection, but my Epsilon is in the right field. I purchased it a couple/few years ago because the portrait is so good, even if both the obverse and reverse legends are off flan.  
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Valued Member
 Italy
197 Posts |
Thx you so much, you know approssimativaly the value of this coin?
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
4208 Posts |
The normal type (epsilon in right field) would probably only be worth a euro, if that, in this condition. Looking at Helvetica's RIC table, this coin is RIC V:1 Rome 109, a type in and of itself, issued with various different bust types, all common, so I don't expect you'll see much of an improvement in its value - probably only 2EUR unless someone takes a fancy to it.
I'd keep it, it is an interesting one.
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Valued Member
 Italy
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Ok very appreciate the help
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Quote: the portrait is so good Indeed pretty nice example despite the tight flan, pilegicvs. Abington, PA - my old haunts! Welcome to you and manry both.
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