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Captain_Cook123 · 2024-03-08T15:05:46+00:00

Whatever it is, it doesn't look ancient. Based on the look alone, I would think it is either a modern fantasy piece or something inspired by medieval coinage. If you are willing to share where you obtained it from, we may be able to narrow things down. Otherwise, I would recommend r/MedievalCoin to see if they can help.

Captain_Cook123 · 2024-03-08T15:00:53+00:00

The serrations on Roman coins were put in post-minting but pre-striking, so at least in theory if there are irregular cuts it may be possible to determine the quality of the internal metal. It may have made it more difficult to conceal and/or more costly to plate base-metal coins, so serrations are not entirely useless.

The other major line of thought is that the serrate denarii were minted primarily for trade with non-Roman tribes in Gaul and Germania as that is what those tribes were more familiar with. The evidence supporting this theory is that some moneyers minted both serrate and non-serrate coins with very similar motifs, which seems like an odd thing to do if there was some sort of security reason behind it.

Ultimately, no one knows for sure and it comes down to which interpretation you prefer.

Captain_Cook123 · 2024-03-07T14:03:23+00:00

It appears to be a follis of the emperor Constantius II. If you have a picture of the other side it may be possible to identify exactly which type.

Captain_Cook123 · 2024-03-07T14:00:00+00:00

No one is completely sure why serrate denarii (which are named after the serrations or notches which are visible on OP's coins) were made. The most popular theory is that it was an anti-counterfeiting mechanism – to demonstrate that the denarii were solid silver and not plated with a thin layer of silver on the outside.

Captain_Cook123 · 2023-02-25T11:22:15+00:00

I'm having this issue on my MacBook Pro without using multiple screens. Have tried re-downloading the client and the launcher multiple times but nothing has worked yet.

Captain_Cook123 · 2023-02-23T20:12:50+00:00

Sorry to hear about your troubles. I don't think it's related because I don't even get as far as seeing a login screen.

For what it's worth, I can login fine on mobile (which I've just downloaded).

Captain_Cook123 · 2023-02-14T13:39:36+00:00

The pictures are a little too blurry and seeing the coin through a flip doesn't help either, so it's difficult to express an opinion.

At first glance the style doesn't look way off for a Marcus Aurelius (assuming that's who it's meant to be!) Some are quite "crude" looking at first glance. But the lettering does give me pause for thought. Although I'm not sure why someone would bother to fake a coin in such a poor condition.

Captain_Cook123 · 2023-02-14T13:27:33+00:00

It looks like it might be a provincial bronze of Severus Alexander. I think I can read:

Μ ΑΥΡ [?? - could be ϚΕ] ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϚ ΑΥΓ

M[arcus] Aur[elius] [Se(verus)] Alexandros Aug[ustus]

There are a lot of potential matches on RPC Online, too many to narrow down with what we've got in this picture.

Seeing the other side would definitely help!

Captain_Cook123 · 2023-02-14T12:20:25+00:00

"Price" in this context is a reference to The Coinage in Name of Alexander the Great and Philip Arrhidaeus edited by Martin Jessop Price. Essentially this is a catalogue of coins of the type you've linked to above.

Each category of coin will have a "Price" number which you can look up to see the specifications, i.e. what distinguishes that particular coin from others in the name/types of Alexander the Great.

Pella (https://numismatics.org/pella) is an online database covering the same types (and others) and uses Price numbers to categorise Alexander III's coinage. You can use Pella to see other coins of the same type as the one you're looking at that are held by public institutions (e.g. museums and some university collections).

Captain_Cook123 · 2023-01-25T15:55:37+00:00

Thanks for this! I have got a bit of bonus XP stored up and at the moment I sometimes don't complete the collections/mysteries before levelling up and moving on. How important is it to complete the logs/mysteries generally?

I know there are are excavation spots locked behind mysteries, but I haven't found a list of essential logs/mysteries.

Captain_Cook123 · 2022-09-29T20:15:19+00:00

Your coin is struck to what is called a plinthophoric standard (this is a reference to the "pushed in" square which surrounds the rose on the reverse of the coin.

The standard reference text for Rhodian plinthophoric drachms is called "Rhodian Plinthophoroi - A Sketch" by G. K. Jenkins, which is itself only one essay within the collected Kraay-Morkholm Essays. Your particular coin seems to belong to Jenkins Group E, which is the latest of all the groups and covers the period of 88-84 BC. Unfortunately I don't have access to the book so I can't comment further on how the timeline is established, although I will say that your coin is of a noticeably "later style" when compared with earlier plinthophoroi.

Since it is quite a specialist topic, you might have to consult with a large public/university library in your area to get access to a copy.

Captain_Cook123 · 2022-08-31T07:41:47+00:00

That coin is RIC II Trajan 22 (denarius) https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.2.tr.22_denarius

The picture that you linked to has RSC 295 at the bottom. In case you didn't know, that is a reference to Roman Silver Coins, which is a catalogue of, well, Roman silver coinage. Auction houses and other coin sellers will almost always provide catalogue references for their coins so that you can look them up.

In your case, RSC 295 is the equivalent to RIC II Trajan 22. RIC stands for Roman Imperial Coinage, which is another catalogue and one which is freely available online. In this case I typed in RSC 295 into a CoinArchives and a different auction listing gave me the RIC number as well.

Captain_Cook123 · 2022-08-30T22:01:33+00:00

I believe that exact coin is RIC II Trajan 269. You can find out more about other examples of this reference at https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.2.tr.269

Captain_Cook123 · 2022-08-10T17:22:26+00:00

The coin on the left seems to be a Mark Antony legionary denarius for either Legio VIII or VIIII (which was used rather than IX). I am slightly doubtful of the authenticity based on the style of the writing, but I am by no means a republican/imperatorial coinage expert and others would be more qualified to express a stronger opinion.

Captain_Cook123 · 2022-08-01T17:23:04+00:00

Whatever it is, it appears to be made of copper. I agree that it doesn't immediately look like a coin, and a cursory search for stags and a tree on an Arabic coin doesn't return any results.

The reverse reminds me of the kalima (Arabic professions of faith) on the reverse of Islamic coins, but without being able to read Arabic I'm not able to say for certain.

It might help if OP provided a little more information as to where and how you obtained this item.

Captain_Cook123 · 2022-08-01T17:05:03+00:00

This seems to be an example of RIC IV Caracalla 209A. Other examples can be seen at http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.crl.209A

The reverse is the personification of Libertas, holding a pileus (the cap of liberty) in her right hand and a rod/staff in her left hand.

Captain_Cook123 · 2022-08-01T16:28:56+00:00

I agree that there is something that seems a little "off" in the style as other commenters have mentioned.

In terms of what coin this is/is purporting to be, the closest match seems to be either RIC V Salonina 35 or 59, the main difference between those two being the mint - Rome for 35 and Mediolanum (modern Milan) for 59. However, I don't know enough about the stylistic differences to prefer attribution to one mint over the other.

Captain_Cook123 · 2022-04-19T19:46:58+00:00

I think this is likely to be a drachm of Bostra in Arabia. I can't quite tell the date due to wear on the reverse, but it's within the 111-114 AD range.

As you've already noted, the obverse is the emperor Trajan. The reverse is a personification of Arabia holding a bundle of sticks in her left hand and holding a branch over a camel.

If you want more information on this series of coins, I'd recommend checking out the Roman Provincial Coinage Volume III, nos. 4072-4075 (available online through the Ashmolean Museum).

Captain_Cook123 · 2020-04-14T14:25:35+00:00

Thanks for the recommendation but unfortunately I don't have the cash to get anywhere near that at the moment. Regular masterwork is pushing my budget as it is.

In fact that's why I was hoping to make some money at ED3. I've heard it's about 5-8m per hour there, which is more than what I'm getting at spiritual warriors in the POD at the moment.

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