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Walid

Joined: 25 Ara 2010
Posts: 10

Posted: 27 Ocak 2011, 16:06 #

Hello

Is there anyone who can indentify this unknown coin?

Thanks

Walid

charliebest

Joined: 9 Ekim 2010
Posts: 184

Posted: 27 Ocak 2011, 16:55 #

I think I figured out roughly what the text on each side says.

Obverse: L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VII (Not sure about the roman numeral could be V, VI, VII or something else)

Reverse: PART ARAB PART ADIAB COS II PP
Two captives, seated back to back, each on a shield.

Hopefully this will give you a good starting point to identifying your coin.

theFixerDude

Joined: 21 Ocak 2011
Posts: 8

Posted: 28 Ocak 2011, 18:40 #

I found something that looks close on this site:

http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=280401

image:

http://www.acsearch.info/images/2/12867.jpg

It is the closest I found. Some of the others had the "S" and "C" lower in the field directly in fromnt of the captives.

Chuck
Parowan, Utah

Ghali15

Joined: 26 Ağu 2010
Posts: 167

Posted: 28 Ocak 2011, 19:25 #

Hi Walid ,
It's a FAKE ,

Friendly
Ghali

Vive Le Maroc !

limbocoins

Joined: 1 Kas 2010
Posts: 69

Posted: 28 Ocak 2011, 23:22 #

Quote: Ghali15It's a FAKE

How you know?

RUSSIA ---> GERMANY ---> USA

Ghali15

Joined: 26 Ağu 2010
Posts: 167

Posted: 29 Ocak 2011, 08:12 #

Here's the original :http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/septimius_severus/t.html

Vive Le Maroc !

Enlilninlil

Joined: 26 Ara 2010
Posts: 253

Posted: 30 Ocak 2011, 08:57 #

I agree with Ghali, this is not minted in the style of the roman coins of the time.

"Such is life" Ned Kelly

Walid

Joined: 25 Ara 2010
Posts: 10

Posted: 30 Ocak 2011, 14:17 #

Thanks everyone for the replies.
I believe it is fake .

Walid

Joined: 25 Ara 2010
Posts: 10

Posted: 30 Ocak 2011, 14:17 #

how valuable is the original one ?

Coin Hoarder

Joined: 15 Nis 2010
Posts: 25

Posted: 3 Şub 2011, 02:53 #

Wow thats a really bad fake

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Coin Hoarder

Joined: 15 Nis 2010
Posts: 25

Posted: 3 Şub 2011, 03:09 #

Septimius Severus AE Sestertius

OBV: L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP V, laureate head right
REV: PART ARAB PART ADIAB COS II PP S C, trophy with two captives seated below

Van Meter Handbook has the "Real" coin listed as a {VB3} $300-$1000

I think the RIC is 690, there are two variatons (690a, 690b)

There is a good example of this fake on forvms:
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?album=2&pos=3490

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BCNumismatics

Joined: 24 Ocak 2009
Posts: 3777

Posted: 13 Şub 2011, 21:25 #

This is too good to be a real Roman coin - the biggest giveaway is the shape - far too round!

The old-fashioned hammered method of striking always produced coins of varying shapes & sizes.

Aidan.

Enlilninlil

Joined: 26 Ara 2010
Posts: 253

Posted: 15 Şub 2011, 05:41 #

Looks cast.

"Such is life" Ned Kelly

Isacc

Joined: 18 Kas 2024
Posts: 7

Posted: 18 Kas 2024, 16:16 #

Can anyone identify this coin, what it is, and from which period it originates? If someone has a better image, please share it. Thank you!

fjjohnson

Joined: 31 Mart 2021
Posts: 721

Posted: 18 Kas 2024, 16:28 #
Edited: 18 Kas 2024, 16:31

Hello. Please don't tack on a new request for identification on a 14 year old post. What's the point of that? Start a new post, include the diameter, weight and best guess at the composition.

https://en.numista.com/help/forum-policy-77.html

Isacc

Joined: 18 Kas 2024
Posts: 7

Posted: 18 Kas 2024, 16:37 #