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Offline Phil A

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Unkown, small coin with radiate.
« on: November 24, 2022, 08:43:45 pm »
Coin is 1.3 G and 13mm.
Obverse bust with radiate. Can't make out Legend.
Reverse appears to be a figure.
Thanks in advance for any help
 
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Offline lawrence c

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Re: Unkown, small coin with radiate.
« Reply #1 on: November 24, 2022, 09:02:32 pm »
Given the crudeness of the bust, I would suspect that it is a barbarous radiate (i.e., imitative).
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Offline Phil A

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Re: Unkown, small coin with radiate.
« Reply #2 on: November 24, 2022, 11:29:27 pm »
Thanks for the fast reply. I know nothing about Barbarous imitative so my first thought upon seeing the radiate was LRB. After using better magnification, I was able to see disjointed, illegible lettering on the reverse that looks nothing like Roman. I was always fascinated by ancient imitatives, and it would please me greatly if this turns out to be the first one in my collection.
Thanks again. Phil
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Offline SC

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Re: Unkown, small coin with radiate.
« Reply #3 on: November 25, 2022, 08:19:20 am »
Given the lack of a beard this is likely an imitation of a Tetricus II coin - try searching his types to see which reverse type is being imitated.

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Offline Phil A

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Re: Unkown, small coin with radiate.
« Reply #4 on: November 25, 2022, 09:59:15 pm »
Thank for the lead SC. I believe it attempts to imitate RIC 272. 
 Phil
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Offline Tacitus

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Re: Unkown, small coin with radiate.
« Reply #5 on: December 06, 2022, 09:34:52 pm »
Still a 1500 year old coin and a wonderful addition to your collection.....  You now have a barbarous coin...
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