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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jhonn, post: 374672, member: 5418&quot;]Ha, well, that&#039;s the thing...I&#039;m not really sure! In fact, I also got the attribution all wrong, as I didn&#039;t have the coin in hand when I was cruising Wildwinds to see what I have. I&#039;m going to have to find a way to take photos of this and have you all (and possibly FORVM Ancient Coins) help me identify this guy.</p><p><br /></p><p>I definitely think this is a genuine Augustus...guessing it&#039;s a dupondius based on the yellow color (also about the size of a half dollar). The obverse depicts Augustus facing left, and the reverse is some sort of temple (but not an altar...I can tell there&#039;s a roof there). Here are some pictures that more accurately depict what I have (my obverse looks much nicer) minus the fact that the color of my coin it much more brassy:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://wildwinds.com/coins/ric/augustus/RPC_1151-o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://wildwinds.com/coins/ric/augustus/RPC_1151-r.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This one also looks similar, but I&#039;m quite sure there&#039;s no Greek on my coin:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://wildwinds.com/coins/ric/augustus/hendin_532.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>As for value, I suspect AT LEAST in the $30 range based on condition. BUT, depending on the attribution, the value could be higher. Who knows. All I know is that $7 is a good deal IMO for a portrait coin of Augustus, no matter how crummy the condition.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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