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Title: AE21 from Lampsakos
Post by: ancientone on September 19, 2011, 10:00:14 pm

Not sure on Emperor, looks like Philip to me but I can not make out inscription.  Reverse LANVAK...  21mm and 4.92 gm.  Any help much appreciated.

Title: Re: AE21 from Lampsakos
Post by: Pekka K on September 20, 2011, 03:17:51 am

I can read ...  :Greek_Omicron: :Greek_Upsilon_2: :Greek_Eta: :Greek_Rho: :Greek_Omicron: ...
thus Maximus is best fit.

Pekka K

Title: Re: AE21 from Lampsakos
Post by: ancientone on September 20, 2011, 05:33:53 pm

Thanks Pekka K.

Any ideas on reverse?

Title: Re: AE21 from Lampsakos
Post by: Pekka K on September 21, 2011, 02:43:42 am

Tyche with rudder and cornucopiae.

Pekka K

Title: Re: AE21 from Lampsakos
Post by: ancientone on September 21, 2011, 02:06:27 pm

One of the most common reverses, with a scarce Emperor and even scarcer provincial city.  Any Mysia references?

Here is the end of obverse legend if any one would like to take a crack at it.

Title: Re: AE21 from Lampsakos
Post by: ancientone on September 27, 2011, 03:55:51 pm

Not Maximus. :'(   

AVTKO VIBIO...  would be either Trebonianus or Volusian.  Any help much appreciated.