Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 4492345, member: 31620&quot;]I have a Severus Alexander Denarius that was sold to me as a base metal ancient copy but I am not so sure.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:- IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AV[G], Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev:- PONTIF MAX TR P II COS I P (sic), Roma seated left, holding Victory and spear, shield at her side</p><p><br /></p><p>2.42 gms, 0 degrees, 18.02 mm</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1114596[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Now there are some oddities about this coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>The portrait style is slightly more unusual than most of the Antioch coins that I have seen but I am hoping that it is within the acceptable boundaries.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now for the legends.</p><p><br /></p><p>The obverse seems to have left off the final G though I know that the engravers sometimes didn&#039;t plan well and the G embeds with the drapes in the bust.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have owned examples of the type with the reverse legend PONTIF MAX TRP II COS II PP and have seen the type discussed before and Curtis Clay explains that the type is a rote copy of an aureus of Elagabalus not taking into account the incorrect titles for Severus Alexander.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1114595[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>My coin doesn&#039;t show the COS II P P as the other examples show but seems to show COS I P.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now for the metal. As I said it was sold as a base metal imitation but I have taken a scalpel to a small area of the edge of the coin and removed some of the patina and the coin shows silver under the dark toning.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thoughts?</p><p><br /></p><p>Regards,</p><p>Martin[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in