Unkown Ancient

I am just looking at a few ancient coins that I am in posession of. I am completly new to ancients so I know next to nothing about them. I am nearly certain this one is Antonius Pius, but other than that I know nothing. If someone can help me I would apreciate it.:smile

 

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stainless

 

That is someone I haven't even thought of. Thanks! Like I said I am new to ancients.

 

lol, yeah, I put that becuase it was Antonius Pius.

stainless

 

I googled and googled for nearly a week and I couldn't find a match to the reverse to save my life. But I guess it may help if you have some idea to what your looking for.

Chase A Byrd

 

I can get you the full attribution if you can get me the size.


stainless

 

Oops, I didn't see the ruler above



stainless

 

reminds of the provincials from Judea, Ascalon. but not exactly

 

Antoninus Pius sestertius. I can't read the reverse legends though, so it'll be a good deal of sorting through images/descriptions to get the precise ID. I'll leave that to stainless.

 

Although your coin seems to be clearly of Antoninus Pius, I found a reverse that could fit, but for Marcus Aurelius : http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=186044&AucID=242&Lot=592

featuring Fides exercitum, holding standard and victory
Hope that helps

Q

 

All I can see on the reverse is CON CORDIA EX

 

Thats the closest I have seen for the reverse but not quite. Thanks!

 

Concordia might be OK too, if you look at those :

http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=241499&AucID=350&Lot=296

http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=246373&AucID=356&Lot=525

http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=135873&AucID=161&Lot=460

Q

 

That second one is almost but the standard (I guess that is what you would call it) is different. Again Thanks.

 

Sure, but talking of roman ancient coins, as a difference with modern coinage, engraving was not standardized (even for standards :whistle, so if the description coincides, admitting some little differences, the reference will be the same.
Portrait seen "from front/from behind", or "one standard/two standards" would surely be different types, where the position of the victory up or down wouldn't make difference. Hoping what I write makes sense hya:hya:

Q

 

Thanks again for your help! But what denomination would you call it? Its 4mm thick.

 

As Ardatirion wrote above, it's a sestertius. What's its weight ?

Q

 

As I said in a previous post, I am kicking myself for it, I left my scales at my shop about 40 miles away and I won't be there again untill tomorrow. I will let you know tomorrow.

 

Heres a little better scan of the reverse. Hope I don't sound a little crazy ( I just want to get most of the facts right) It looks different from the second one. Compare the pics and do you think it would classify as the same one?

 

No problem about scales, we'll wait until tomorrow :kewl:

I would say they are the same type, if obverse and reverse legend, and bust description are the same. The reverse allegory, IMHO, is the same on both examples

Q