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Author Topic: Roman Provincial - Saracuse perhaps?  (Read 583 times)

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Dave S3

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Roman Provincial - Saracuse perhaps?
« on: September 24, 2021, 11:22:40 pm »
This one is a really nice coin, depicting a chariot with two horses driving left. I can't quite make out the driver's details, looks possibly three-headed? There is an odd field symbol with what looks like a J on its side wearing a ring. It is very similar to some coins from Saracyuse, however I couldn't find bronze ones going left, nor with the obverse deity.

Under the chariot the magistrate name seems to be "PP?TTIO".

Reverse possibly depicts Athena without a helmet? There are some odd field lines, possibly they are details, or possibly the flan was just not flat or even it could be a reused flan.

The coin is 16mm wide and 4.1g in weight.

Any help, as always, very much appreciated :)


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David

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Re: Roman Provincial - Saracuse perhaps?
« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2021, 01:55:58 am »
Looks like this coin of the Brettii:

https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=106747

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Re: Roman Provincial - Saracuse perhaps?
« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2021, 02:05:57 am »
Aced it again! And I got to learn another thing; two horse chariots are called "bigas"!

Much appreciated
Dave

 

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