Hi all! I am having troubles identifying one particular silver coin. It is probably a roman one but I cannot read the legend so is pretty confusing for me.Moreover,the net resources didn't offer me much of help because of some kind of chaotic way to present data. ... Forgot to mention ...No,I'm not a specialist,at least not in numismatics ...That is why,I'm asking your help ... ... What I'd like to know: the name of this coin , the time interval in which it was produced and used ,the geographical regions in which was used,... If all this info is not reasonably easy accessible,please point me out a usefull link on which I can inform myself. Thank you in advance. ovipop
I have asked someone who will be able to identify the coin. Hope to have an answer for you by tomorrow
Hi ovipop, Doug pointed me to your question. Your coin is a denarius of Hadrian. A catalog entry would be as such: Hadrian 117-138 A.D. AR Denarius Rome Mint Struck 134-138 A.D. Obverse: Bare head of Hadrian, right. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P [P] Reverse: Roma seated left, shield behind, holding palladium and spear. ROMAE AE-[T]ERNAE RIC II #265; RSC II #1312 Your coin looks as though it was used for many years after its striking date. This is pretty typical for ancient coins. It's use could have been in any region in which the Romans had control and even beyond. Denarii at this time were still made from a fairly high silver content and would probably be accepted by merchants outside the Roman empire based upon their weight. But since the Roman Empire was quite large at this time (you've probably heard of Hadrian's Wall in Britain) there weren't too many provinces not under some sort of Roman influence. ----- Josh Moran CIVITAS Galleries, Ltd. http://www.civitasgalleries.com
