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Offline Crassus

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Who is he?
« on: June 27, 2022, 05:42:04 pm »
Hi friends,
I need come back with this coins, I still not sure about emperor, who is he? Caligula? very close...Antoninus Pius exist?
17mm. - 3,0 grs

thank you for your opinion
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Re: Who is he?
« Reply #1 on: June 27, 2022, 08:45:34 pm »
Somehow the coin reminds me of Stobi.
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Re: Who is he?
« Reply #2 on: June 27, 2022, 09:01:28 pm »
I think Antoninus Pius.
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Re: Who is he?
« Reply #3 on: June 28, 2022, 06:36:46 am »
For me remember Antoninus Pius, but not exist coins of Antoninus pius with this reverse??????so can be a unpublished? From city….?
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Re: Who is he?
« Reply #4 on: June 28, 2022, 06:57:40 am »
The coin is in such miserable condition, could you ever be sure?  Some coins are just lost causes.
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Re: Who is he?
« Reply #5 on: June 28, 2022, 07:23:25 am »
i'm not sure, evident that this one can be very worn out, the one that fits is for a Caligula that has this reverse and fits well for Smyrna, otherwise there are no coins like these for Antoninus Pius, if you know any antoninus Pius with this reverse, please let us know, thank you very much
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Re: Who is he?
« Reply #6 on: June 28, 2022, 11:11:46 am »
It is not Caligula. Looks nothing like him at all.
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Re: Who is he?
« Reply #7 on: June 28, 2022, 12:14:21 pm »
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Re: Who is he?
« Reply #8 on: June 29, 2022, 09:38:57 am »
I would not exclude Youngs idea of Caligula/Smyrna.

Probably we will never know for sure but it is a possibility. Even the two letters on the obverse fit.

Here compared with two RPC online examples:

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Re: Who is he?
« Reply #9 on: June 29, 2022, 09:57:20 am »
Hmm, I thought the beard was clear, but perhaps it is corrosion.
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Re: Who is he?
« Reply #10 on: June 29, 2022, 01:58:57 pm »
Could be, but again how could one ever be certain?
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Re: Who is he?
« Reply #11 on: June 29, 2022, 02:21:19 pm »
Find a die match.
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Re: Who is he?
« Reply #12 on: June 30, 2022, 06:13:18 am »
Looking again at the picture I posted above I am convinced the obverse of Youngs coin is a die match with the obverse of the BM example on the right (b/w image)

Look at 1 o'clock at  the very long Γ of  ΓΑΙΟΝ and its position to the head, also look at the tiny A beside of the Γ in exactly the same position. Also the A behind the head is in the same position.
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Re: Who is he?
« Reply #13 on: July 01, 2022, 06:41:02 am »
Very likely.
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