Posted 10/21/2019 5:37 pm
It reads FEL TEMP REPARATIO (translates to something like 'Happy times are back') and shows a barbarian being speared by a roman soldier. The barbarian often has distinguishing features (phrygian cap for a phrygian, beard and braids for a Gaul etc), but this one is plain. The strike was fairly good, giving definition to the high points, but it looks like the obverse die was damaged or filled (1 o'clock). The torn up edges show that they used a lot of force.
Unfortunately, it has been heavily overcleaned, which has removed a lot of fine details and completely stripped the patina. Coins with such overcleaning are commonly considered low grade, even though this one has little porosity and fairly good detail.
Unfortunately, it has been heavily overcleaned, which has removed a lot of fine details and completely stripped the patina. Coins with such overcleaning are commonly considered low grade, even though this one has little porosity and fairly good detail.
