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oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5251 Posts	Posted 07/07/2019 08:31 am I thought that it would be easy-but I cannot make out the inscription. Report this Post to the Staff

Palouche Pillar of the Community Spain 2752 Posts	Posted 07/07/2019 09:11 am Something like this... Trebonianus Gallus 251-3, Antoninianus Radiate head of Trebonianus Gallus right "IMP CC VIB TREB GALLUS PF AVG" Aequitas standing left holding scales and cornucopiae "AEQVITAS AVG" RIC 80 Antioch mint Edited by Palouche 07/07/2019 09:20 am Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 07/07/2019 10:46 am Nice coin with good detail makes it easy for Palouche to attribute. Report this Post to the Staff
Palouche Pillar of the Community Spain 2752 Posts	Posted 07/07/2019 11:18 am @oriole..... The Antioch portraits are quite easy to recognise as the portraits have a much more caricature resemblance than that of Rome... Here's the OP coin with my example next to it and below a couple of Rome mints with their much more realistic look.. Report this Post to the Staff
oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5251 Posts	Posted 07/07/2019 11:23 am It's easy to see the letters now that they have been pointed out! thanks Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 07/07/2019 2:53 pm Nice detail. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34428 Posts	Posted 07/07/2019 3:42 pm Quote: Rome mints with their much more realistic look.. For sure less hair on the portraits done in Rome. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 07/08/2019 02:46 am Rome busts are far more realistic. There is a reason for this. When a new Emperor came to power, several plaster busts were made for each of the operating Mints throughout the Empire, so that the die cutters had some idea of what the new Emperor looked like. These days, we all send real pictures in real time, on our iPhones! There would be no excuse for a modern die cutter, to not get the image exactly right. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the times of the Roman Empire, they used REAL tear gas to quell riots. The soldiers threw spears, with REAL onions on the tips! (Apologies to Stan Freburg) Report this Post to the Staff
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