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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kevin McGonigal, post: 3915414, member: 72790&quot;]I recently acquired a few coins I have questions about. The first is a Roman Republic Denarius, Sear 176, Syd 570A, weighing 3.96 grams. If I am correct, what I see is THREE horses pulling a triga (?). Is there really such a thing or is this a fourth horse having been accidentally sent off to the glue factory at the mint? If it is a three horse chariot how uncommon would that be? I have never seen one before.</p><p>The second is a Denarius of Vespasian, probably Sear 2293, RIC 110, BMC 216, Sear Roman Silver coins 215. It weighs 3.3 grams. One discrepancy. My coin has the head facing to the left. Almost all his Denarii face to the right. Any reason for this and is my coin a simple variant of this issue or something else?</p><p>The third coin is one of the early Antoniani of Caracalla, the first emperor to issue this denomination. It weighs 5.1 grams and is Sear 6772. I believe I detect some corrosion on the obverse at 9 o&#039;clock and perhaps also at 3 o&#039;clock[ATTACH=full]1032003[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1032004[/ATTACH] . If this is corrosion can it be treated without damaging the coin? It should be about a 50% alloy of silver and copper, possibly a tricky endeavor. Any help much appreciated.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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