Thom Posted February 3, 2019 Posted February 3, 2019 Hello! A long time ago I bought a Roman coin. However, I have no idea whether it is real, which emperor is on it, from which time it is, etc. The circumference is approximately 7 cm (2,76 inch), diameter approximately 2 cm (0,79 inch). Any help? Thanks! Quote
Peckris 2 Posted February 3, 2019 Posted February 3, 2019 (edited) It appears to be an antoninianus (a silver washed coin which was a debased version of the denarius, and used in the later Roman Empire; worth less than a denarius). Emperor is almost certainly Carinus (reigned 283-285 AD) and the obverse legend therefore reads M AUR CARINVS NOB C AUG. The reverse is harder to determine but may be PIETAS AVG C (not sure...). I've no reason to think it's not real. Edited February 3, 2019 by Peckris 2 Quote
craigy Posted February 4, 2019 Posted February 4, 2019 looks ok to me, silver washing seems to be more common than first thought in my opinion Quote
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