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Cons Valued Member United States 399 Posts	Posted 06/11/2021 12:24 pm My friend found this coin her husband had stashed away. He died and so we have no information. I am sorry if pics not great. Alot of detail worn away... Thanks for any and all help. Report this Post to the Staff

Cons Valued Member United States 399 Posts	Posted 06/11/2021 1:11 pm I did not have my scale. I can weigh it tomorrow when I go to help her. She is an elderly disabled person so it would be good to know whether it was even a coin / valuable Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 06/11/2021 2:45 pm Quote: ...it would be good to know whether it was even a coin Yes, I suspect it *was* a coin - depending on the size, maybe a sestertius of Faustina II or one of the other ladies of the Roman Empire, with a seated deity - maybe Salus? - reverse. The Roman experts will, hopefully, chime in with thoughts. "Was" a coin. I suspect it was worn almost completely down through the years and, at some point in the relatively recent past, the remaining imagery was enhanced through some brutal tooling. Report this Post to the Staff
Cons Valued Member United States 399 Posts	Posted 06/11/2021 2:52 pm Thank you Bob L. It does look gouged around details...was a coin doesn't sound good! Edited by Cons 06/11/2021 2:53 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 06/11/2021 3:03 pm Wondering now, given the hair style - as well as the AVG at 11:00, and the profile - if Lucilla is more likely (rather than Faustina II). Again, hopefully we'll get some speculation from the Roman collectors. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 06/11/2021 5:28 pm Quote: brutal tooling That was my immediate impression too--both sides I think. "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
Cons Valued Member United States 399 Posts	Posted 06/12/2021 07:52 am Thank you Spence. Yes, both sides :( Report this Post to the Staff
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