Help identifying this coin

Discussion in 'Ancient Coins' started by Jims Coins, Dec 22, 2022.

Tags:
  1. Jims Coins

    Jims Coins Well-Known Member

    upload_2022-12-22_20-26-30.png upload_2022-12-22_20-26-46.png
     
    Jims Coins, Dec 22, 2022
    #1 + Quote Reply
    Kentucky likes this.
  2. Avatar

    Guest User Guest



    to hide this ad.
  3. Gavin Richardson

    Gavin Richardson Well-Known Member

    I’ll get the guesses started. The obverse looks to be a fairly mature Marcus Aurelius. (Which means Lucius Verus is also a possibility.) The reverse seems to be a figure holding a cornucopiae and perhaps a rudder. Tyche maybe? It would help if we had sizes. Is that an AE As? Maybe around 24 mm?


    Perhaps someone with more experience in Marcus Aurelius bronzes can weigh in.
     
    Gavin Richardson, Dec 22, 2022
    #2 + Quote Reply
    Nicholas Molinari, Jims Coins, lordmarcovan and 2 others like this.
  4. kevin McGonigal

    kevin McGonigal Well-Known Member

    From the shape of the planchet I think it may possibly be a Commodus or a late Aurelius'.
     
    kevin McGonigal, Dec 23, 2022
    #3 + Quote Reply
    Jims Coins likes this.
  5. Jims Coins

    Jims Coins Well-Known Member

    The coin weighs 5.8 grams, diameter is 21 mm. Thanks for helping with the possibly of an As, so far Marcus Aurelius, Lucius Verus or Commodus. All good guesses.
     
    Jims Coins, Dec 23, 2022
    #4 + Quote Reply
  6. Jims Coins

    Jims Coins Well-Known Member

    Jims Coins, Dec 23, 2022
    #5 + Quote Reply
    Pickin and Grinin likes this.
  7. Gavin Richardson

    Gavin Richardson Well-Known Member

    I hadn’t thought about provincials; I couldn’t find that reverse iconography on imperial issues. So those provincial reverses featuring Tyche seem to be good candidates. Not sure there’s enough detail to narrow it down to region.
     
    Gavin Richardson, Dec 23, 2022
    #6 + Quote Reply
    Pickin and Grinin and Jims Coins like this.
Draft saved Draft deleted

Share This Page