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Offline solon

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Roman Provincial
« on: December 01, 2022, 02:46:58 pm »

AE 16mm.   3.20g.

I would appreciate it if you could help me identify who is on the obverse and reverse of this coin.

Thank you.
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Re: Roman Provincial
« Reply #1 on: December 01, 2022, 04:37:23 pm »
Hi solon,

The obverse portrait looks Julio-Claudian. I suspect it is Augustus (obverse) and one of his grandsons or a magistrate (reverse).

Here are 2 coin types that fit that description and are consistent with the size and weight you provided:

https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=8476984

https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=7967294

The legends on your example aren't very clear, which makes it difficult to find an exact match. However, on your example, at the 9:00 position in the first photo, I think I see a possible partial legend match to the acsearch Temnos coin.

Can you see the legends any more clearly in hand?

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Re: Roman Provincial
« Reply #2 on: December 01, 2022, 04:44:30 pm »
Hi solon,

I have an example of the Temnos coin (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_achaea_aeolis.htm

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Re: Roman Provincial
« Reply #3 on: December 02, 2022, 12:09:09 pm »

I believe this is probably the Temnos coin of Asinius Gallus, as you might have guessed.

Thank you for the help Meepzorp.
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