Help Identify Ancient Coin 3 (Id: Julia Traducta, Hispania Baetica)

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smartelf Valued Member United States 62 Posts	Posted 09/01/2009 2:07 pm please help identify, coin is fairly large and thick compared to other ancient coins, almost the size of a quarter and much thinker. Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16844 Posts	Posted 09/01/2009 9:27 pm OK, this one's definitely Roman or Roman Provincial - the obverse legend is in Latin. I can read CAES AVG, inverted, below the portrait... which unfortunately doesn't help much with identifying the emperor, except to say it's early, not late. The left-facing portrait is unusual. On the reverse we seem to have some of the sacrificial implements used by the emperor in his role as high priest of the Roman religion. I can clearly see something that's either the simpulum (ladle) or the sprinkler, and the jug; other implements (the lituus, knife and patera) might be there, too. And I can read "...PATE..." above them. I did find this coin with a very similar design and layout, but it's clearly not a match, as it's silver, while yours is bronze. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
smartelf Valued Member United States 62 Posts	Posted 09/01/2009 10:16 pm what about this coin? http://www.forumancientcoins.com/ca...g=39807&fld=http://www.forumancientcoins.com/Coins2/ looks similar but not quite there? Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16844 Posts	Posted 09/02/2009 01:00 am Ah yes, that's looking more like it. The obverse is a nice match, at least. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
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