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<p>[QUOTE="rexesq, post: 1389248, member: 5739"]It weighs 11.3 Grams, at first I thought it might be a tet of Caracalla, but it looks like no type I have ever seen (not that that means too much) but then I started looking harder and comparing it to other coins, and I started to think it could possibly be a Tet of Diadumenian, however I have never seen any of him with a Radiate bust... alot of the obv titles are worn flat except the Greek word for 'Antoninus' and I do not know if Diadumenian added that name to his when he became Caesar... I know very little about Diadumenian coinage.</p><p><br /></p><p>It appears to be a Lion walking to the right under the legs of the Eagle on the reverse. There is alot of wear on what would be the front of the Lion, but I have seen other types with a Lion beneath and it looked quite similar.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>ANY feedback <u>at all</u> on the person in the portrait on the obverse of this coin would be quite helpful, and <b>GREATLY </b>appreciated, Thank you.</p><p>--~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--</p><p><br /></p><p>The photos are very large when you click on them and make them fullsize, so you should be able to get a very good view of this coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am very interested to learn more about this coin, so any help would be great, ASAP.</p><p><br /></p><p>~~~</p><p>~[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="rexesq, post: 1389248, member: 5739"]It weighs 11.3 Grams, at first I thought it might be a tet of Caracalla, but it looks like no type I have ever seen (not that that means too much) but then I started looking harder and comparing it to other coins, and I started to think it could possibly be a Tet of Diadumenian, however I have never seen any of him with a Radiate bust... alot of the obv titles are worn flat except the Greek word for 'Antoninus' and I do not know if Diadumenian added that name to his when he became Caesar... I know very little about Diadumenian coinage. It appears to be a Lion walking to the right under the legs of the Eagle on the reverse. There is alot of wear on what would be the front of the Lion, but I have seen other types with a Lion beneath and it looked quite similar. ANY feedback [U]at all[/U] on the person in the portrait on the obverse of this coin would be quite helpful, and [B]GREATLY [/B]appreciated, Thank you. --~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-- The photos are very large when you click on them and make them fullsize, so you should be able to get a very good view of this coin. I am very interested to learn more about this coin, so any help would be great, ASAP. ~~~ ~[/QUOTE]
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