Fecunditas(?) type not in RIC! Orichalcum dupondius? Provincial Æ 26?

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  1. Roman Collector

    Roman Collector Well-Known Member

    Found this in a bulk lot and I'm not sure what it is. It's not in RIC or at Wildwinds.

    It's clearly orichalcum and the size and weight of a dupondius or provincial tetrassarion (26.5 mm, 18.10 gm).

    Its inscription is in the Roman script, so if it were a provincial, it would have to be in a Latin-speaking area, such as Hispania or Dacia.

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    Obverse: Bare-headed and draped female figure (Fecunditas?), right, holding infant. Confused by the obverse inscription because Libertas is typically depicted as holding a pileus cap, not an infant.

    Reverse: Eagle flying left encircled by stars and inscription in Roman letters.
     
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  3. Alegandron

    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

    The FIRST dated Ancient coin... 2000 BCE...
     
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  4. Cucumbor

    Cucumbor Well-Known Member

    You should look in the new world area : the word DOLLAR is the clue

    Q
     
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  5. chrsmat71

    chrsmat71 I LIKE TURTLES!

    nice surfaces
     
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    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

    LOL, mine are a chipcard with Visa or Mastercard printed on them. What is a "dollar"???
     
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  7. TIF

    TIF Always learning.

    LOL, good one :D
     
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