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bobbyhelmet Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2838 Posts	Posted 09/15/2011 9:31 pm Nice coin pls, I think echizento is correct about the coin type and Doucet about the orientation - it becomes almost impossible to guess at a depicted emperor though as some of these coins were made by so many of them and its hard to know when the unofficial coins were made. A whole page of official coins of your type here if you want to see roughly what the die cutter was copying: http://www.constantinethegreatcoins.com/sis3/ Report this Post to the Staff
bobbyhelmet Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2838 Posts	Posted 09/15/2011 10:21 pm Thought I would sneak another couple of mine in - Again I think these were based on actual official issues, this time Tetrius I Salus coins. Official coin at bottom of post. 13mm Think the wreath (left hand) and anchor (right hand) is quite clear. 18mm As above think most of the details clear. Salus standing left, holding wreath in right hand, snake rising from small altar on ground feeding; in her left hand Salus holds an anchor. I've seen wreath exchanged for patera and anchor exchanged for rudder on seemingly exact coins so not sure which, if either is 100% correct. Edited by bobbyhelmet 09/15/2011 10:22 pm Report this Post to the Staff
bobbyhelmet Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2838 Posts	Posted 09/16/2011 11:41 am These two could be mistaken for official issues, the execution of them is quite professional. I think both are based on Tetricus I Pax coins. The first coin however shows Pax wearing a radiate crown and the flan thickness on the second coin ranges from 1-2mm. Both coins although looking quite official just have too many odd characteristics, official coin at the bottom. If you have any other theories I'd like to know them. 14mm [IMP TET]RICVS P II II - [P]IIX IIII[G] - Pax wearing radiate? 15mm - IIVIP C [TETRICVS P F AVG] - [PAX] /\\/[G] - Uneven thickness of flan, 1-2mm. Pax standing left, holding branch and sceptre Report this Post to the Staff
fcrazo Pillar of the Community United States 651 Posts	Posted 09/16/2011 12:19 pm Nice collection Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 09/16/2011 6:40 pm This is an interesting one. Lots and detail and it looked almost official. However the legends are reversed, upside down and make no sense. On a side note. This is an image of a device that I use to hold coins while I'm cleaning them. It's two sided and can hold the smallest and largest coins. Makes it a lot easier when working on uncleaned coins. It's a watch movement holder. Edited by echizento 09/16/2011 11:47 pm Report this Post to the Staff
bobbyhelmet Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2838 Posts	Posted 09/17/2011 05:08 am Nice coin echizento, is it two victories again? - a handy tool too, might have to get one of those. These are the last of mine that I think it can be said are based on an official issue. Official coins underneath. 16mm [C PIV ESV TET]RISVS CAES - SPES P[VBLICA] - Strange font and blunders on obverse and letter spacing on reverse. Spes walking left, holding flower in right hand and raising skirt with left hand 15mm [IMP]ETFT[RICVS P F AVG] - PRINC IVVENT type, could be Tet I or II as beard not clear and this type was made for both. Good copy apart from confused legend. Tetricus II standing left, holding branch and sceptre 12mm [COMES A]VG - tiny coin Victory standing left, holding wreath and palmbranch All official pictures taken from http://www.gallic-empire.com Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 09/17/2011 2:09 pm Very nice Bobby, I might have one more. I'll just have to find it. Report this Post to the Staff
bobbyhelmet Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2838 Posts	Posted 09/19/2011 4:47 pm I've posted most of the ones I was sure about but still have quite a few that I think could use some opinions / discussion. I think both of the above are unofficial. The top one looks like Claudius II with an alter reverse, not sure what the '-' and 'T' signify, if anything? (11mm) The bottom coin doesn't look like any of the other Tetricus barbs that I have seen, I think it looks more like a representation of Postumus. I think the reverse could be 'sacrificial items'? (13mm) I had these three coins marked down as unofficial but I'm not too sure now. Top 15mm - Possible legend blunder 'TITRICVS', reverse could be Salus but it doesn't seem to have any text on it at all , quite a small coin. It seems to have a squared off '8' top right on the reverse, is this the remains of a blundered cornucopia? Middle 20mm - Hilaritas type, everything seems in order but it looks very washed out and soapy. The bust also looks a lot more like Victorinus than Tetricus. Bottom 18mm - Poor reverse but prob Salus, the style of the obverse doesn't seem official to me. The fonts and letter formations don't seem correct and the proportions of the bust seem wrong. A very good barb? Opinions very welcome. Edited by bobbyhelmet 09/19/2011 4:52 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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