Ancient To ID #2 | Roman Prov., Marcianopolis, Elagabalus

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Thomcollects Valued Member United States 240 Posts	Posted 01/21/2011 08:48 am 17mm Identified - moved to Ancients forum - Sap Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 01/21/2011 11:17 am Roman Provinocal of the emperor Severus Alexander I believe. Report this Post to the Staff
t0rress Pillar of the Community Bulgaria 843 Posts	Posted 01/21/2011 11:28 am echizento You are right. Obv: IMP SEV ALEXAND AVG - Laureate head right. Rev: VIRTVS AVG - Alexander walking left, stepping on helmet, holding globe and reversed spear. Rome mint: AD 230 Edited by t0rress 01/21/2011 11:31 am Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 01/21/2011 7:28 pm The figure on the reverse appears to be holding a cornucopia in the left hand. Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15392 Posts	Posted 01/21/2011 7:40 pm Forgive my lack of knowledge ... I know zero, nothing, nada about these coins ... but my eyes do still work and in that spirit ... I suggest that the OP coin photos are nowhere close to the photos shown by tOrres ... I could detail many differences that my eyes see .... but for simplicity take a look at the look at the left hand of the figure on the reverse ... The OP coin has a figure with arm bent down at 45 degrees holding 'something' under the hand ... tOrres photo has the figure with arm bent 90 degrees at the elbow and horizontal ... holding 'something' above the palm of the hand. Not the same coin and I suggest the OP question remains to be answered. David Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16806 Posts	Posted 01/21/2011 8:46 pm Quite true. The coin in the OP is another Bulgarina provincial, from the city of Marcianopolis - the reverse inscription names the city, MARKIANOPOLITWN in Greek lettering. On the obverse I can read ...KM AVRE ANTWN... - the best fit for this is emperor Elagabalus. This Wildwinds example is something like the same reverse type, though the spacing of the lettering on the obverse is not the same. 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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