Identifying Ancient Roman Imperial Coin

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CollegeBarbers Pillar of the Community United States 2627 Posts	Posted 04/13/2020 2:12 pm Anybody up for a challenge? This crusty ancient is hard to decipher. It weighs 8.2g and is 26.9mm in diameter. The obverse has a bust facing left with a pointed nose. As for the inscription, in front of the nose at 9:00 it looks like PCAE, and starting at 1:00 it looks like PAVG. The reverse has a standing female figure facing left with her arm outstretched to the left, flanked by C to the right (and likely S to the left but it's not clear). Based on the legible letters, the reverse inscription is likely AEQVITAS AVGVST. Any thoughts on the ID and RIC number? I have several different photos here. I don't like to take pictures holding a coin, but in this one instance I found it to be the best way to capture the lighting hitting the coin at different angles. Hopefully they help. These next two images are rotated. 9:00 is top: These last four are more or less rotated correctly. ANA and IBNS member YouTube channel 7070 type set Walking Liberty set Want list Trade list Report this Post to the Staff

erafjel Pillar of the Community Sweden 2124 Posts	Posted 04/13/2020 2:30 pm There are a couple of Vespasian as coins that could fit: RIC 588, 722, 723. Report this Post to the Staff
CollegeBarbers Pillar of the Community United States 2627 Posts	Posted 04/14/2020 07:19 am Quote: There are a couple of Vespasian as coins that could fit: RIC 588, 722, 723. Thanks erafjel! I can only find RIC 722 on WildWinds. Do you have links to photos of 588 and 723? ANA and IBNS member YouTube channel 7070 type set Walking Liberty set Want list Trade list Report this Post to the Staff
erafjel Pillar of the Community Sweden 2124 Posts	Posted 04/14/2020 09:16 am There are photos of RIC 588 in the online RIC: http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.2_1(2).ves.588 For RIC 723 there are none and I don't find any elsewhere. But looking again at your coin, I think it is only the shorter inscription "COS V CENS" of 722 that would fit in the space remaining after P AVG. 588 has "P M T P COS IIII CENS" and 723 has "P M T P COS V CENS". So your coin can be narrowed down to RIC 722, I think. Report this Post to the Staff
CollegeBarbers Pillar of the Community United States 2627 Posts	Posted 04/14/2020 6:13 pm Quote: There are photos of RIC 588 in the online RIC: http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.2_1(2).ves.588 For RIC 723 there are none and I don't find any elsewhere. But looking again at your coin, I think it is only the shorter inscription "COS V CENS" of 722 that would fit in the space remaining after P AVG. 588 has "P M T P COS IIII CENS" and 723 has "P M T P COS V CENS". So your coin can be narrowed down to RIC 722, I think. Thanks for the update! I agree that there is only enough room for "COS V CENS" after "P AVG." To clarify, is this entry for RIC 722 the same as the one you're referencing? ANA and IBNS member YouTube channel 7070 type set Walking Liberty set Want list Trade list Report this Post to the Staff
erafjel Pillar of the Community Sweden 2124 Posts	Posted 04/14/2020 6:23 pm That is the entry, yes. Report this Post to the Staff
CollegeBarbers Pillar of the Community United States 2627 Posts	Posted 04/15/2020 07:28 am Great! Last question: how does this coin grade? ANA and IBNS member YouTube channel 7070 type set Walking Liberty set Want list Trade list Report this Post to the Staff
erafjel Pillar of the Community Sweden 2124 Posts	Posted 04/15/2020 08:25 am Ok - grading is not something I am that proficient in. This is a very worn coin with only part of the legend readable. Looking at the definitions in the NGC grading scale, I would say this can be no higher than Fair-2 ("Some details are visible. Rims are barely visible."). Report this Post to the Staff
CollegeBarbers Pillar of the Community United States 2627 Posts	Posted 04/15/2020 8:29 pm Thanks for your help, erafjel! I always thought that attributing this coin was a lost cause, so I'm thrilled to finally know what it is! ANA and IBNS member YouTube channel 7070 type set Walking Liberty set Want list Trade list Report this Post to the Staff
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