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jacobsthlm New Member Sweden 8 Posts	Posted 10/16/2010 06:16 am Hi. Need some help with this coin. I'm pretty sure that it says "M Avrel Antoni" on the side with the head. What is it on the other side? Is it a fish or not(I guess not but what is it)? I have had a lot of theorys but I can't solve this on my own. Regards Jacob Report this Post to the Staff

maridvnvm Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2099 Posts	Posted 10/16/2010 06:47 am Knowing the size would be useful. I am guessing that it is somewhere in the 21mm size range. The size will allow identification of the denomination and if my guess is correct then it is a diassarion. It is a Roman provincial coin, which is a coin produced under the reign of a Roman emperor but in the Greek speaking Roman empire. In this case the coin comes from Stobi in Macedonia. The emperor in question is Caracalla with the obverse legend being M AVRE ANTONI. The reverse legend is MVNICIP STOBENS and what you see as a fish is the skirt of Nike advancing right with wreath and palm. Regards, Martin Report this Post to the Staff
jacobsthlm New Member Sweden 8 Posts	Posted 10/16/2010 07:13 am Yes, it is 21-23 mm. 21 mm from top of head to bottom.. Report this Post to the Staff
jacobsthlm New Member Sweden 8 Posts	Posted 10/16/2010 07:28 am I'm realy impressed with your knowledge. When did Caracalla reign? I will be showing more coins as I'm not a collector in the same way as most, I just buy them because I think it's fantastic to own coins wich is that old... Thanks again! Jacob (in Sweden) Report this Post to the Staff
jacobsthlm New Member Sweden 8 Posts	Posted 10/16/2010 08:55 am Well it was easy to google that... :) AD 195-211 Report this Post to the Staff
CanadianCoinGuy Valued Member Canada 54 Posts	Posted 01/12/2011 5:40 pm Caracalla is good-he was a nut bar.Too bad its been zapped Report this Post to the Staff
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