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Title: Possible roman denari ID please
Post by: Radnor Bandit (Ian) on March 16, 2010, 10:51:20 AM
1st  silver Roman of the year for me , but dont know who or what era.................Any ideas please
                                                           Thank you ................Ian


Title: Re: Possible roman denari ID please
Post by: StumbledUpon on March 16, 2010, 11:42:42 AM
Antonius Pius 138-161, should clean up nice, well done. :)


Title: Re: Possible roman denari ID please
Post by: James on March 16, 2010, 01:09:00 PM
nice find!! post up a pic of it once cleaned!!! ;) :)


Title: Re: Possible roman denari ID please
Post by: Roman (Ray) on March 16, 2010, 01:28:23 PM
nice find mate.
im still waiting for my first roman.


Title: Re: Possible roman denari ID please
Post by: The Doc on March 16, 2010, 07:46:51 PM
Nice find and well ID'd maxine.

Antoninus Pius Denarius. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS AVG Laureate head right. / COS IIII Thunderbolt on decorated altar. RSC 345.

See here for some more:

http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/sear5/s4079.t.html (http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/sear5/s4079.t.html)


Title: Re: Possible roman denari ID please
Post by: outlaw on March 16, 2010, 07:54:58 PM
Lovely find Ian, bet your very pleased  ;D


Title: Re: Possible roman denari ID please
Post by: Radnor Bandit (Ian) on March 16, 2010, 10:28:56 PM
many thanks for the ID guys ....very much appreciated.....................................now to find the others that could be there !!


Title: Re: Possible roman denari ID please
Post by: outlaw on March 17, 2010, 05:24:53 AM
How deep was the coin, Ian ??? ???


Title: Re: Possible roman denari ID please
Post by: Radnor Bandit (Ian) on March 17, 2010, 09:29:15 AM
About 7" on pasture , found it with my EXP II / 11" X 8" platypus coil. Recovery set to deep in all metal mode. Sens 21 manual.


Title: Re: Possible roman denari ID please
Post by: zorro on March 17, 2010, 11:14:46 AM
Ian ive added coin to our database. hope you dont mind. pm sent.
cheers kev


Title: Re: Possible roman denari ID please
Post by: silky on March 17, 2010, 09:16:45 PM
well done ian  :) 8)


Title: Re: Possible roman denari ID please
Post by: waltonbasinman on March 18, 2010, 10:26:09 AM
Nice one Ian. Nice ID as well Doc.


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