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Offline Ed D

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Need some help
« on: January 22, 2008, 05:11:46 am »
Hi I have this hard to clean coin.
20/22mm
2.8gr.
Die 180

I can read on the Obv. top: LIAN

A figure st. right on the Rev.

Any help is welcome.

Ed D

Offline maridvnvm

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Re: Need some help
« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2008, 05:43:01 am »
Ed,
It looks like an Aurelian Ant. The reverse is difficult. The first thing that came to mind was something along the lines of "CONCORDIA MILITVM, Concordia stands left holding two standards" but that really is a guess.
Regards,
Martin

Offline Ed D

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Re: Need some help
« Reply #2 on: January 22, 2008, 02:54:44 pm »
Thanks Martin I'll check it out.

Ed

 

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