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Title: Any ideas on this bent old Roman ???? Post by: PHIL YNYSBOETH on October 07, 2009, 09:43:36 AM Hi all
Can anyone shed some light in this bent bronze Roman ? any help would be great. On the reverse is the inscription EXERCITUS COSRVC Discription: 3 standing figures 2 ladys to the right and a male figure to the left, The obverse is a head looking right barely visible Title: Re: Any ideas on this bent old Roman ???? Post by: robson (chris) on October 07, 2009, 10:24:26 AM havent got a clue fella
Title: Re: Any ideas on this bent old Roman ???? Post by: James on October 07, 2009, 12:44:47 PM wasnt EXERCITUS the bad guy from 300????
Title: Re: Any ideas on this bent old Roman ???? Post by: PHIL YNYSBOETH on October 07, 2009, 02:56:10 PM Hi James
From my rudimentary Knowledge of school Latin i remember Exercitus meaning Army but i could be very wrong. i dont think its a popular coin its not on any of my Roman Id cd,s or books ;0( Title: Re: Any ideas on this bent old Roman ???? Post by: handyman [Alan} on October 07, 2009, 03:12:48 PM hi phil
many coins of constantine had GLORIA EXERCITUS' on then [330ad] hope this helps alan Title: Re: Any ideas on this bent old Roman ???? Post by: PHIL YNYSBOETH on October 08, 2009, 10:48:53 PM Hi Alan
Ive got a large collection of Constantine Coins and ive seen many more but i cant find any that looks like this one Ive tried to flatten it to get a better pic but im afraid its doing to snap its very brittle all the best Phil Title: Re: Any ideas on this bent old Roman ???? Post by: handyman [Alan} on October 09, 2009, 06:03:04 AM hi phil
send a photo of it to your FLO, and ask for help in identification... he can always send it onto the BM to the experts there, if he gets stuck. cheers Title: Re: Any ideas on this bent old Roman ???? Post by: ROMAN STEVE on October 12, 2009, 06:24:09 PM thats an interesting nice find
Title: Re: Any ideas on this bent old Roman ???? Post by: farmer(phil) on October 12, 2009, 06:29:33 PM Some of the "Subject" heading throw me sometimes ??? ???
With this one , I had visions of Frankie Howerd in Up Pompeii Strange, or is it all in my mind ??? ??? ??? warped!!! Farmer 8) Title: Re: Any ideas on this bent old Roman ???? Post by: PHIL YNYSBOETH on October 13, 2009, 11:48:16 AM Hi Phil
Frankie Howard came to mind when i was writing it . Im a big fan "Hey dont titter" lol |