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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;LaCointessa, post: 2759718, member: 87186&quot;]I still can&#039;t get over all the generosity of the members on CT who have either sent me coins or are helping educate me. My continuing appreciation for your patience and generosity goes out to you.[ATTACH=full]634056[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]634057[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>For instance, this is another coin [USER=10613]@Victor_Clark[/USER] sent to me. First of all, the coin is simply beautiful. It is so silver and sharp and pretty and the reverse is particularly meaningful to me. Victor, thank you soooo much!</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is my tentative attribution:</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust, bearded, right.</p><p>Rev. AEQVITAS AVGG - Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopia.</p><p>4.8 grams</p><p>22.22 mm.</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><b>Questions</b>:</span></p><p>Am I incorrect to use the closest RIC (166) attribution I could find even though RIC 166 indicates the dimensions of that coin are 15,86 g and 28 mm? At 15.86 grams, it could not be my coin, right? Also, RIC 166 also has S - C in fields of the reverse and doesn&#039;t seem to be silver, or entirely silver as does the Philippvs coin Victor sent to me.</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #59b300"><b>RIC 166 is not the same coin. It is a sestertius whereas your coin is an AR </b></span><b><span style="color: rgb(89, 179, 0)">Antoninianus. (Thanks to [USER=44132]@Bing[/USER]) </span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #0080ff"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #0080ff">Your coin is RIC IV Rome 27b - (Thanks to [USER=10613]@Victor_Clark[/USER])</span></b></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><b>I see,</b></span> [USER=44132]@Bing[/USER] and [USER=10613]@Victor_Clark[/USER]. So the answer would be &#039;No. Do not use the closest attribution when there are glaring weight and size differences and differences on the reverse. Keep searching and don&#039;t get lazy.&quot; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>RIC IV Rome 27b</p><p>22mm&nbsp; 4.1gm</p><p>IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG; radiate, draped &amp; cuirassed bust right.</p><p>AEQVITAS AVGG; Aequitas standing left with cornucopia and scales.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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