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Marcus Aurelius, denarius, help with attribution needed.
« on: January 27, 2014, 05:50:57 pm »
Here is a toned, and somewhat worn denarius of Marcus Aurelius I just picked up. I believe it is R.I.C. 191- M ANTONINVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX, laureate head right / TR P XXII IMP V COS III, Aequitas seated left with scales & cornucopiae. The elements of the legend I can make out mesh with the legend of that particular coin. They are not as clearly evident in the scans. Any comments, or help appreciated.
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Re: Marcus Aurelius, denarius, help with attribution needed.
« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2014, 05:50:50 pm »
After further scrutiny, I am fairly convinced I have the attribution correct. The Obverse clearly begins M ANTONINVS and end in MAX, while the reverse is definitely Aequitas and the end of the reverse legend is definitely COS III. I am just interested to know if any other coins could match these criteria and not be the one I suspect. This would help me a great deal.
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Re: Marcus Aurelius, denarius, help with attribution needed.
« Reply #2 on: February 07, 2014, 12:42:52 pm »
Anyone?
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Re: Marcus Aurelius, denarius, help with attribution needed.
« Reply #3 on: February 07, 2014, 01:00:29 pm »
It's a really bad picture but your attribution appears correct:

http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=675847
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Re: Marcus Aurelius, denarius, help with attribution needed.
« Reply #4 on: February 08, 2014, 02:02:58 am »
The toning is so dark it is really hard along with the fact that the coin is worn almost smooth around the legends to get much of a scan. Sorry for the quality, but I don't think the equipment I have can do much better. Thanks for the confirmation, I am still pretty new at this, so an extra pair of eyes always helps.- Ryan
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Re: Marcus Aurelius, denarius, help with attribution needed.
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Re: Marcus Aurelius, denarius, help with attribution needed.
« Reply #6 on: February 08, 2014, 11:22:43 am »
It is definitely a silver denarius, the legends match, so there we have it, thanks.
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