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Offline Ante A

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Help to id roman coin
« on: February 14, 2017, 01:45:54 pm »
I cant id it. In avers first letters are strang
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Offline BiancasDad

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Re: Help to id roman coin
« Reply #1 on: February 14, 2017, 01:50:06 pm »
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Offline Ante A

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Re: Help to id roman coin
« Reply #2 on: February 15, 2017, 07:11:49 am »
Maybe Quintillus? I think there is Q in Averse
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Re: Help to id roman coin
« Reply #3 on: February 15, 2017, 10:46:48 am »
I think that is a P rather than a Q.  The legend starts IMP, but the letters are poorly formed.
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Re: Help to id roman coin
« Reply #4 on: February 15, 2017, 10:50:53 am »
Well i dig it yesterday😀
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Offline BiancasDad

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Re: Help to id roman coin
« Reply #5 on: February 15, 2017, 04:40:08 pm »
Quintillus has curly hair and didn't mint the AEQVITAS reverse type
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Re: Help to id roman coin
« Reply #6 on: February 15, 2017, 04:46:39 pm »
I agree for reverse type but q i averse us confusing me.
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Re: Help to id roman coin
« Reply #7 on: February 15, 2017, 05:25:35 pm »
 As djmacdo has already stated, what you are seeing is a poorly formed P instead of a Q.

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Re: Help to id roman coin
« Reply #8 on: February 16, 2017, 09:21:28 pm »
The writing on a Quintillus would also be more cramped (closer together).

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Re: Help to id roman coin
« Reply #9 on: February 17, 2017, 07:13:31 am »
Thx
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