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Offline Barabus

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Help with ID, may be provential
« on: April 14, 2011, 02:46:38 pm »
 This coin is 27mm and 9.5 g. Sorry about the photo,but I'm just learning its functions. Any help would be nice! Thanks in advance.
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Re: Help with ID, may be provential
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2011, 02:54:42 pm »
Definitely provincial, "seems" to be Gordian III from a Moesia Inferior mint. Can you make out any letters on the reverse? I can't.
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Re: Help with ID, may be provential
« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2011, 03:00:17 pm »
I took another look and it seems I see ΥΠ CAB....beginning from 7 o'clock, which would make it the legate Modestus, from Nicopolis.
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Re: Help with ID, may be provential
« Reply #3 on: April 14, 2011, 03:36:25 pm »
 Thank you for your help! I'm sorry,but my old eyes even with glasses are not any help reading the letters. So its Gordian lll from Nicopolis.Who is on the reverse? It looks like it maybe Asklepios with serpent entwained staff?
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Re: Help with ID, may be provential
« Reply #4 on: April 14, 2011, 05:38:30 pm »
Possibly. Or maybe Sarapis. I can't make it out either.
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Re: Help with ID, may be provential
« Reply #5 on: April 14, 2011, 05:55:17 pm »
I think it is the standard depiction of Asklepios.

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Re: Help with ID, may be provential
« Reply #6 on: April 14, 2011, 06:46:39 pm »
 I want to thank everyone for assisting me! Now back to learning this P2B camera.
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