I really need to work on photographing my Roman collection. I don't have too many of this dynasty photographed.
Nice dynasty collection! My first ancient coin ever was a Theodosius I bronze. This was in the '70s when information was much harder to come by....
I agree, the flan and surfaces look wrong. With those kind of deposits on it you would expect the surfaces underneath to be rougher. What is the...
The cultural property police and fanatics have a way of getting everything wrong that they do. This should have been jail time, restitution,...
Soft looking edges of letters and devices often result from casting because the crisp details are lost. Wrong weight, little bubbles on the...
Cool finds! Keep searching you are in a good area. John
Love bust types with a shield. John
Google translate: MAGNIA URBICA. 1000 of the Lamb URBICA Carus, Augusti, as, indeed, it seems, to be his wife, from the leaves of cash is...
We were just trying to imagine what this could be if it were a Roman coin just for fun. There is a lot in common between your cent and many Roman...
Do I see bronze disease on the right side of the obverse? And yes maybe it is Antoninus Pius.
Maybe if you provide the size in millimeters and the weight in grams we can help you attribute it. I'm not seeing any matches on wild winds.
The portrait looks a lot like Commodus to me. Maybe a provincial? The letter style looks good but the inscription does not look like Latin except...
Those do look suspicious.
Hi, what I was trying to say is if it is light green and powdery and rubs off then it is bronze disease. If it is hard and stable and doesn't rub...
Might not be bronze disease. Is it powdery and easily rubbed off? Could just be stable green patina.
Maybe it could be cleared up by cleaning with sodium thiosulfate? Ha ha just kidding. Let's hope the people creating fake rainbow toning don't...
Good observation! The fact that the snake is there and with the same shape as in the statues really confirms your conjecture for me. John
That looks more like a natural patina than one that was applied. Or whoever applied it put a big glob of gunk over his ear and made it look worse...
I agree with @Valentinian but I think it has been filled in with Bondo or epoxy, and it was poorly done and obvious as well.
That is a really cool find! With an interesting backstory. John
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