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New Member
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  It says on the online seller that this is a coin of Antoninus Pius, but from my looking at various emperors busts and coinage online, it appears to me to resemble Elagabalus the most, any help for my (highly inexperienced) self would be appreciated as I'm trying to build my collection on the five Good Emperors. I'm not sure if it is fake either so somebody with more experience please feel free to share your opinion. Thank you for the time.
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@rom, first welcome to CCF. Second, I'm going to move your thread over to the ancients section of CCF so that we can get some good eyes on it. In the meanwhile, please post the weight of this piece. Thx.
"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
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It's recorded online as: 2.7g weight and 20mm diameter.
Thanks for the help.
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Pillar of the Community
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Edited by Palouche
02/21/2021 08:37 am
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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Welcome to the Forum. You've come to a phenomenal place to share and learn. Explore and Enjoy!
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 to the community A lovely example of a not so nice emperor. |
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Thanks for all the nice words everyone and warm welcome, I'm definitely excited to make and view more posts in the future. After considering some wise opinions in this topic and further comparison and research, it definitely does appear to be Caracalla and not Antoninus Pius (as advertised by the seller) nor does it appear to be Elagabalus as I had thought myself, definitely interesting nonetheless although I am on the hunt for some good examples of the five Good emperors and not a somewhat bad one as mentioned previously. The hunt continues!  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Here's my 5 good emperors that I completed last year, hopefully this will help you distinguish between the portraits..  |
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Pillar of the Community
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There were 3 emperors named Antoninus Pius. One of them we typically call Caracalla and another Elagabalus. The first Antoninus has a distinctive portrait and usually presents no problem. A young Caracalla can sometimes resemble Elagabalus, especially on provincials. This one I am confident is Caracalla.
I will add that there are a great many fakes in the market of common denarii. One has to be very careful. That the seller listed this as A. Pius (though technically correct) is a red flag signalling that, at best, the seller is inexperienced. It is always a good idea to look carefully at all of a seller's listings. Birds of a feather tend to flock together, as they say. Caveat emptor.
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Pillar of the Community
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Don't worry about him being a not so good emperor. That is a stunning example. My first ancient was a Caracalla that my parents bought for me in England. The reverse of this coin is my profile pic. :)
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Pillar of the Community
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A lovely coin. Well done.  |
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to the Community! |
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Pillar of the Community
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There are many different "mugs" for Caracalla. I waited quite awhile till I could snag one that has a somewhat menacing look.  |
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