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Offline ambr0zie

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Please help with a Roman coin - two snakes perhaps?!
« on: August 14, 2019, 06:39:42 am »
Hello ladies and gentlemen,
I would need help please with the coin in the attached pics.
It is not yet in my possession so I cannot confirm the size and weight.
What I can distinguish from the reverse is 2 snakes? tried searching for this but could not find anything similar.
I apologize if this is something quite common but I have never seen this type before.
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Re: Please help with a Roman coin - two snakes perhaps?!
« Reply #1 on: August 14, 2019, 06:49:06 am »
Probably Pautalia (end of legend fits)

https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3089025

obverse legend is different, looks more like AV K C...
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Re: Please help with a Roman coin - two snakes perhaps?!
« Reply #2 on: August 14, 2019, 06:51:49 am »
Thank you.
I thought it was from 4th century but nothing fits. I will try to search for Caracalla coins
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Re: Please help with a Roman coin - two snakes perhaps?!
« Reply #3 on: August 14, 2019, 06:52:00 am »
Look like Thrace, Pautalia

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Re: Please help with a Roman coin - two snakes perhaps?!
« Reply #4 on: August 14, 2019, 06:54:44 am »
Huhh, Ralf, was faster than me...:)   +++

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Re: Please help with a Roman coin - two snakes perhaps?!
« Reply #5 on: August 14, 2019, 07:08:13 am »
Thank you, gentlemen.

When I get the coin I will check the size and perhaps weight.
I think I had no chance to identify this one alone.
Still not 100% sure - on the acsearch coin the legend is AV K MA ANTΩNEI and on mine it looks like AV K CA .... like shanxi  noticed, also the reverse doesn't seem the same? (I know it can differ a little for the same type of coin)
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Re: Please help with a Roman coin - two snakes perhaps?!
« Reply #6 on: August 14, 2019, 07:26:29 am »
Obvers legend is probably AY K C ANTΩNINOC, like on this example from Pautalia with a different reverse.

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?param=68942q00.jpg&vpar=1566&zpg=79523&fld=https://www.forumancientcoins.com/Coins2/


Might be Varbanov 4977 (R4, this legend). Varbanov mentiones one snake, but looking at the pictures it might be only one. (no picture in Varbanov)
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Re: Please help with a Roman coin - two snakes perhaps?!
« Reply #7 on: August 14, 2019, 07:39:43 am »
This makes things more and more clear.
Thank you again - I have always received fast and accurate answers on this forum.
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