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Resources => Ancient and Medieval Coin Identification Help => Topic started by: Tanit on February 13, 2020, 12:53:49 pm

Title: Please ID help Roman coin
Post by: Tanit on February 13, 2020, 12:53:49 pm

Hi

Dimension: 19 mm
Weight : 2.82 g.

Bronze

Thanks

Title: Re: Please ID help Roman coin
Post by: djmacdo on February 14, 2020, 08:03:38 am

Maybe the copper core of an ancient plated denarius?

Title: Re: Please ID help Roman coin
Post by: Altamura on February 15, 2020, 02:59:48 am

Or maybe not a Roman but a Greek? But I didn't find anything matching  :(.

Can you read some of the letters below the horses?

Regards

Altamura

Title: Re: Please ID help Roman coin
Post by: Pekka K on February 15, 2020, 03:35:23 am

Maybe like this:

C. Claudius Pulcher. 110-109 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.82 g, 5h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; circular device on helmet / Victory driving biga right. Crawford 300/1; Sydenham 569; Claudia 1.

Pekka K

Title: Re: Please ID help Roman coin
Post by: Altamura on February 15, 2020, 03:56:32 am

Quote from: Pekka K on February 15, 2020, 03:35:23 am

… Maybe like this: ...

Not only "maybe", I think you are right  :). The legend is exactly the same.

Regards

Altamura

Title: Re: Please ID help Roman coin
Post by: quadrans on February 15, 2020, 05:31:58 am

Maybe it was fouree... or contemporary cast "limes" like coin... ???

Q.

Title: Re: Please ID help Roman coin
Post by: TenthGen on February 16, 2020, 03:19:43 pm

I would suspect a fourree more so than a limes. Generally limes are something I associate with the middle Empire more so than the Republic. Fourrees are certainly present throughout the Republican period. I’m not sure that an intentionally bronze coin of this type and size would have served much of a purpose during the later part of the Republic. I don’t think it would have convinced anyone of anything. A plated fourree however, would have.