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pat44 Valued Member Canada 96 Posts	Posted 11/19/2006 03:31 am Hi, Anybody seen this face before ?..It's not very clear though...just visible enough...for face experts here And on the reverse...could that be the ear or God ? Image: myst2.jpg 7.12 KB Image: myst2b.jpg 6.85 KB Any info would be great !...just to put me on the right track...then i'll take it from there. Thanks alot ! ~Pat Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16850 Posts	Posted 11/19/2006 07:42 am Nope, can't make out the face there. The thing on the reverse looks to me like a cornucopia, but there's not really enough detail here to be certain about that, either. 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
pat44 Valued Member Canada 96 Posts	Posted 11/19/2006 2:30 pm Thanks for trying...I'mgonna try toupload better pic..maybe the face will be more visible. But are you good with faces ..usually ? Report this Post to the Staff
houston_guy462004 Valued Member United States 235 Posts	Posted 11/19/2006 3:47 pm Possibly a copper of Antinous (a "favorite" of Hadrian (117-138 AD) issued in Egypt c 135 AD. Report this Post to the Staff
Bryan1315 Bedrock of the Community United States 14454 Posts	Posted 11/19/2006 4:26 pm quote: Originally posted by pat44 But are you good with faces ..usually ? Just hit the search button and type in post by Sap or click on sap's nick and and read his posts and get ready to be amazed Report this Post to the Staff
pat44 Valued Member Canada 96 Posts	Posted 11/19/2006 10:34 pm Thank you all. Houston..you think it's Antoninus Pius ?...but doesn't it look feminine a bit the face on the obverse I mean ?...I've never seen Antoninus with a similer facial expression before..the eyes...the prominent lips...he/has a surprise look. Here's another pic sap : Obv: Image: unkO.jpg 29.39 KB Rev: Image: unkR.jpg 26.47 KB And Bryan...I'm already amazed by sap "he's a amazing guy..king of coins !"..(psst..don't tell him that I said that..ok..thnx) Did you mean the post that he posted on how to post unposted pictures ? Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16850 Posts	Posted 11/20/2006 05:41 am OK guys, cut it out, or my head'll get so big I'll have trouble going through doors. Houston's guess is a memorial coin for Antinous (also spelled Antinoos), the emperor's "boyfriend" who drowned in the Nile, not the emperor Antoninus Pius. Sorry, I still can't see enough detail to tell anything else about it. 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
Bryan1315 Bedrock of the Community United States 14454 Posts	Posted 11/20/2006 07:53 am heck I would mistake that coin for a rock and skip it across the lake, looks like plenty of rocks I have sent skipping before Report this Post to the Staff
pat44 Valued Member Canada 96 Posts	Posted 11/21/2006 04:23 am I did not know that Hadrian's boyfriend was called Antinous...Interesting. How was his relationship with Hadrian?..a serious one?....Maybe he pushed him and drowned in the nile because he was about to break up with him you know..Like he told Antinous while on a boat "hey Anto..turn around..check these beautifull birds flying"..then when he did..bang he pushed him...(Just a thought). And bryan ...you might be skipping coins/rocks..that could worth alot. Edited by pat44 11/21/2006 04:41 am Report this Post to the Staff
Bryan1315 Bedrock of the Community United States 14454 Posts	Posted 11/21/2006 11:00 am you are absolutely right, but before I found this forum I would never call something like that a coi8n (I just never knew any like that existed) and if I would have seen one somewhere and someone was selling it as a coin, I would tell him I have a driveway full of them and he is welcome to all he can put in his pocket Report this Post to the Staff
pat44 Valued Member Canada 96 Posts	Posted 11/21/2006 4:54 pm It's hard to beleive these things are coins you know..i understand. Like if you have like a Britannicus sestertius which is worth like 20 k then you show it to someone on the street and told him"hey..have you ever seen a coin like that ?"..or "did you know that this coin is worth 20ks"..he won't give you much attention either...he'll think you're nuts..for thinking that this piece of metal is worth that much. You know there are treasures everywhere under people's noses...but they can't see them...it's unbeleivable sometimes "Yesterday's junk..is today's treasure"..saying is 100 % true. Edited by pat44 11/21/2006 5:00 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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