Need help with identificaton

Hello,

I acquired this out of the 12 coins (I posted before)
And i think this is provincial coin and on the obverse I see "LYCAND":



Any help would be appreciated!


Thanks,
Thomas

 

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Anyone?

 

Trying to find out. It is probably a provincial coin as you surmise.

 

Any idea what emperor it is?

 

I suspect that you are having a fourrée denarius with most of the silver plating gone. Though I can't identify the exact emperor, I'd assume it's Nerva-Antonine or Severan dynasty. Maybe someone else can help?

Here is a slightly similar fourrée for comparison:

Septimius Severus, Roman Empire, fourrée denarius, 198–202 AD, Rome mint (prototype). Obv: L SEPT SEV AVG IMP XI PART MAX, head of Septimius Severus, laureate, r. Rev: VICTORIAE [AVGG FEL], Victory flying l., holding wreath, shield to l. 17mm, 2.2g. Ref: RIC IV.1 144b (prototype).

 

iam think about, Geta of Caracalla

 

I agree it is likely a plated coin from that period (Severan dynasty) where the silver has worn off.

 

Do you know any books or websites, I can used to identify provincials?

 

Wildwinds.com has provincials. You need to look in the Greek section.

 

Wayne G. Sayles book Ancient Coin Collecting IV: Roman Provincial Coins (v. 4) was pretty helpful to me. My local library has it, and I've checked it out a few times.

https://www.amazon.com/Ancient-Coin-Collecting-IV-Provincial/dp/0873415523

Online you might try Roman Provincial Coinage online - I find it a little tricky to use, but the information found there (if you can find it) is quite impressive:

https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/


For what it's worth, I agree with the others who believe the OP is an Imperial fourree, not a Roman Provincial coin. Here is one of Septimius Severus:

 

Maybe Severus Alexander.

 

looks like a clump of molten silver was dropped in some dirt

 

Definitely Caracalla. Reads “S PIV” behind the head which is part of ANTONINVS PIVS, that and the short beard can be no one else. Reverse is an advancing figure of some sort, perhaps Mars, perhaps someone else.
Barry Murphy

 

I'm thinking a figure with a raised right arm, perhaps Serapis:

 

Can’t tell if that’s an actual arm or just a trace of silver that makes it look like an arm. The legend break with PIVS behind the head limits the options to a few years.

Barry Murphy

 

Should I use electrolysis? I don't think the few chunks of silver matter.

 

To me, the "chunks of silver" are the only thing worthwhile on that coin. They tell a story about the coin.

 

Why not leave it? I doubt there is much value to begin with. It's a pretty neat example of plating wearing off, which is a very interesting historical piece to begin with.

 

As one who often--and controversially--recommends electrolysis in extreme circumstances, I have to agree that in this case using electrolysis on this coin would destroy any remaining interest in it. It will remove any remaining silver and with it, most of the remaining detail.

 

Yes, do NOT remove the silver !!

BTW the coin clearly shows Victory advancing left, if you look closely you can see parts of the wings in the large silver area.






Geta (less common)

https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1055447

or the similar and more common Caracalla:

http://numismatics.org/collection/1948.19.1586
https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3040007

depending on the letter before PIVS , A or S