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Offline 284ad

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Domitilla Fouree
« on: July 24, 2009, 08:28:23 pm »
I thought I'd share something I got through the post today.

It's a fouree but a very interesting one...

the obverse is Domitilla the younger "DIVA DOMITILLA AVGVSTA"

and the reverse is "PIETAS AVGUST" which I believe is from a denarius of Domitia RIC 156.

I want to try and get rid of the encrustation on the obverse but that can wait for now as even although it is a fouree it's still a really nice coin (which I desperately hope doesn't turn out to be a modern fake)






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Re: Domitilla Fouree
« Reply #1 on: July 26, 2009, 12:08:32 pm »
A very nice fourree and a good way to get an otherwise unobtainable coin.

The obverse seems to be RIC Vol 2 part 1, Domitian, number 157 (Domitilla). However the reverse seems to be number 156, a coin of Domitia, Domitia's wife. So, a hybrid, not unusual for fourrees.

The 'encrustation' is surely the copper core showing through, so cannot be removed.
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Re: Domitilla Fouree
« Reply #2 on: July 26, 2009, 02:27:05 pm »
Quote from: PeterD on July 26, 2009, 12:08:32 pm

The 'encrustation' is surely the copper core showing through, so cannot be removed.

There is silver under the black thing on the obverse I removed a tiny piece of it with a scalpel this morning.
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