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Evening All,
I found this earlier in the week in Herts.... I'm going for an Antoninus Pius sestertius as i think i can make out a brace of "N"s on the left hand side of the Obverse... and although there is not much else to go on, save his now goatee beard, its still in better nick than other sestertii I've found!! Can't ID the goddess on the back though so any help much appreciated!
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Sorry I can't supply any further info, but nice find. I've yet to find my first Roman coin as the are not very wide spread around here..In fact I am resigning myself to the fact I may need to travel to get one!
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It's one of the curly-headed mob and I'll plump for Marcus Aurelius for now. Bit rushed at the minnit so will come back and have a proper look if nobody more knowledgeable has nailed it for you already :thumbsup:
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I'll stick with Marcus Aurelius with a reverse of Aequitas holding scales and cornucopia.

Possibly a provincial mint?
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figgis wrote: ↑Fri Aug 21, 2020 5:11 am I'll stick with Marcus Aurelius with a reverse of Aequitas holding scales and cornucopia.

Possibly a provincial mint?
By Jove I think you’ve got it! Thanks figgis
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commodus 177-192 .
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I'm thinking Commodus with Annona standing left, holding corn-ears over modius and cornucopiae :Thinking:

EDIT: I see Tone has just beaten me to it by a minute :thumbsup:
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tone wrote: ↑Fri Aug 21, 2020 7:28 amcommodus 177-192 .
I don’t know how you guys do it - they can look so similar..... give me European birds any day; Roman coins I just find near impossible in some cases and there are thousands more variables! Thank you
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the-roman wrote: ↑Fri Aug 21, 2020 7:29 am I'm thinking Commodus with Annona standing left, holding corn-ears over modius and cornucopiae :Thinking:

EDIT: I see Tone has just beaten me to it by a minute :thumbsup:
Thanks! (See above)
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I ruled out Commodus because the beard looks wrong for him.

Agree Annona though :thumbsup:
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Why is Annona standing beside a card from Alice's adventures rather than an altar ???
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:lol: :thumbsup:

Not exactly the best coin ever minted, is it?
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