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<p>[QUOTE="furryfrog02, post: 3246145, member: 41219"]I am home today with a sick FFIVN so I have been working on scrubbing some of the uncleaned lot that's been soaking awhile. I originally thought this would be a larger Constantine or something but once I got this as cleaned as I possibly can, it definitely doesn't seem to be a LRB like all the rest in the bunch.</p><p><br /></p><p>I searched around and found a few examples on vcoins that look "similar" but not quite what I have. I was wondering if this was perhaps some type of Roman provincial, and if so, where from?</p><p><br /></p><p>The examples I found are all from Hispania which also has me a bit confused since the uncleaned coins I bought are supposedly sourced from the Balkans. What are the odds of that? Also the examples on vcoins are much older than the LRBs that were in the group.</p><p><br /></p><p>Examples</p><p><a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?param=66236q00.jpg&vpar=1802&zpg=77244&fld=https://www.forumancientcoins.com/Coins2/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?param=66236q00.jpg&vpar=1802&zpg=77244&fld=https://www.forumancientcoins.com/Coins2/" rel="nofollow">One</a></p><p><a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?param=19351q00.jpg&vpar=1802&zpg=18550&fld=https://www.forumancientcoins.com/Coins/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?param=19351q00.jpg&vpar=1802&zpg=18550&fld=https://www.forumancientcoins.com/Coins/" rel="nofollow">Two</a></p><p><a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?param=73512q00.jpg&vpar=1802&zpg=84712&fld=https://www.forumancientcoins.com/Coins2/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?param=73512q00.jpg&vpar=1802&zpg=84712&fld=https://www.forumancientcoins.com/Coins2/" rel="nofollow">Three</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I see what seems to be an Epsilon on the obverse to the right of the portrait. On the reverse, I can't make out any characters. But the bull is pretty well defined. The die axis is also pretty crazy as you can tell from the photos.</p><p><br /></p><p>Can anyone point me in the right direction? Or is it too far gone and a lost cause?</p><p><br /></p><p>Diameter: Approx 25mm</p><p>Weight: 5.82g</p><p>[ATTACH=full]850880[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="furryfrog02, post: 3246145, member: 41219"]I am home today with a sick FFIVN so I have been working on scrubbing some of the uncleaned lot that's been soaking awhile. I originally thought this would be a larger Constantine or something but once I got this as cleaned as I possibly can, it definitely doesn't seem to be a LRB like all the rest in the bunch. I searched around and found a few examples on vcoins that look "similar" but not quite what I have. I was wondering if this was perhaps some type of Roman provincial, and if so, where from? The examples I found are all from Hispania which also has me a bit confused since the uncleaned coins I bought are supposedly sourced from the Balkans. What are the odds of that? Also the examples on vcoins are much older than the LRBs that were in the group. Examples [URL='https://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?param=66236q00.jpg&vpar=1802&zpg=77244&fld=https://www.forumancientcoins.com/Coins2/']One[/URL] [URL='https://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?param=19351q00.jpg&vpar=1802&zpg=18550&fld=https://www.forumancientcoins.com/Coins/']Two[/URL] [URL='https://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?param=73512q00.jpg&vpar=1802&zpg=84712&fld=https://www.forumancientcoins.com/Coins2/']Three[/URL] I see what seems to be an Epsilon on the obverse to the right of the portrait. On the reverse, I can't make out any characters. But the bull is pretty well defined. The die axis is also pretty crazy as you can tell from the photos. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Or is it too far gone and a lost cause? Diameter: Approx 25mm Weight: 5.82g [ATTACH=full]850880[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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