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mkd New Member Macedonia 14 Posts	Posted 03/13/2022 3:14 pm Hello everyone here is another two ancient coins that I am not able to identify it here it is : 17mm - 1.69 grams 32mm - 19,28 grams this one only on one side the other side there is nothing the soil has done its job and completely removed it any remains Report this Post to the Staff

JohnConduitt Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 725 Posts	Posted 03/13/2022 3:49 pm The top is VRBS ROMA (Constantine I). The mintmark looks like SMTSE (Thessalonica), RIC 187 http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.7.thes.187 Edited by JohnConduitt 03/13/2022 3:59 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Palouche Pillar of the Community Spain 2752 Posts	Posted 03/13/2022 4:23 pm 2nd is Domitian..Reverse I have no idea.. At that size it's a Sestertius . Edited by Palouche 03/13/2022 4:25 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 03/13/2022 4:34 pm Yikes Paul, that seems to me like amazing detective work in figuring out the emperor. Does Domitian have that unique of a bust or did you use something else in your identification? "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
JohnConduitt Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 725 Posts	Posted 03/13/2022 5:03 pm Quote: Yikes Paul, that seems to me like amazing detective work in figuring out the emperor. Does Domitian have that unique of a bust or did you use something else in your identification? Yes he does. I'm not quite at Paul's level with Domitian but almost all the emperors and empresses through to Constantine I are distinctive enough just to go by the bust. After that, they get a bit generic but you can still pick some out (Magnentius and Constantius Gallus come to mind). I've seen competitions on forums based on the busts alone, and they're usually too easy if the whole bust is shown! Here's my Domitian - I think you'd recognise him in a line up with other emperors... Domitian Denarius, 90 Rome. Silver, 18mm, 3.4g. IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIIII. Minerva standing, head left, holding spear, IMP XXI COS XV CENS P P P (RIC 692). From the Westbury Sub Mendip Hoard. Edited by JohnConduitt 03/13/2022 5:15 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Palouche Pillar of the Community Spain 2752 Posts	Posted 03/13/2022 8:17 pm Yes as John said the portraits on Imperial coinage is reasonably easy to decipher up to a point, eastern mints included....But the provincial portrayals can be a little more difficult to ID.. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 03/14/2022 10:01 am Ok thx guys. Seems like an avenue of further study for me. "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
mkd New Member Macedonia 14 Posts	Posted 03/14/2022 5:00 pm thank you for the info it really helped me Report this Post to the Staff
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