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<p>[QUOTE="Spaniard, post: 4001391, member: 90248"][USER=82549]@gsimonel[/USER]....Nice interesting coin...Thanks for posting your coin as I have a light weight Commodus as well at 17mm BUT ONLY 1.87gr.....!!<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie67" alt=":nailbiting:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>There seems to be no signs of it being a fouree....Edge looks good...The general consencus of other experts is that its genuine..maybe silver crystallization?..Some thought its maybe a quinarius but I cannot pinpoint it!?...I have it tagged as...</p><p>Commodus AR Denarius.Rome mint 186 AD 1.87gr 17mm</p><p>Obverse-M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT, laureate head right</p><p>Reverse- P M TR P XI IMP VII COS V PP, Concordia standing front, head left, holding standard in each hand.CONC MIL (below)</p><p>RIC126</p><p><br /></p><p>It is quite a rare coin I think and the only other I could find was on CoinArchives.com but had a hefty weight of 3.4gr...!!</p><p><br /></p><p>Thoughts anyone??</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1053467[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1053468[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1053469[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Spaniard, post: 4001391, member: 90248"][USER=82549]@gsimonel[/USER]....Nice interesting coin...Thanks for posting your coin as I have a light weight Commodus as well at 17mm BUT ONLY 1.87gr.....!!:nailbiting: There seems to be no signs of it being a fouree....Edge looks good...The general consencus of other experts is that its genuine..maybe silver crystallization?..Some thought its maybe a quinarius but I cannot pinpoint it!?...I have it tagged as... Commodus AR Denarius.Rome mint 186 AD 1.87gr 17mm Obverse-M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT, laureate head right Reverse- P M TR P XI IMP VII COS V PP, Concordia standing front, head left, holding standard in each hand.CONC MIL (below) RIC126 It is quite a rare coin I think and the only other I could find was on CoinArchives.com but had a hefty weight of 3.4gr...!! Thoughts anyone?? [ATTACH=full]1053467[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1053468[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1053469[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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