hotwheelsearl Posted July 28, 2022 · Member Share Posted July 28, 2022 I have this coin of...somebody (Claudius? Tiberius? I was unsuccessful in my search - can't be that hard, how many coins have L-Z with an Apis bull? It's 22mm (probably a diobol) if you feel like taking a crack) that was in rough shape when I got it. Much of the patina was lost, splotchy, and otherwise muted and unappealing. So I slathered some Ren Wax on it, and lo and behold... it changed the color somewhat. Didn't reveal a whole lot of additional detail, but this seems to be a common thing with Rex Wax - it "hydrates" (for lack of better words, I know there's no water in the compound) the "dry" parts of the coin, sort of like how wood looks like after some Old English. The coin is still splotchy and unappealing, but now it looks a bit more normal, I think. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPK Posted July 28, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted July 28, 2022 Interesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herodotus Posted July 29, 2022 · Member Share Posted July 29, 2022 That portrait definitely looks like Tiberius. However, this came up in my search: Roman ProvincialDomitian Æ Diobol of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated AD 92-93. 7.45 g. Laureate head r. / Apis bull standing r., LZ above. Emmett 279; RPC II 2581. 5.99g, 24mm, 12h. Very Fine. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevikens Posted July 29, 2022 · Member Share Posted July 29, 2022 Maybe this is an antiquities Rorschach test but I see a coin of Septimius Severus. Look closely at the eye profile and short forked beard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted July 29, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted July 29, 2022 I think @Herodotus got it. The RPC example might be a obverse die match https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coin/31919 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis JJ Posted July 29, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted July 29, 2022 Wow, Alexandria wouldn't have been my first guess! Good find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotwheelsearl Posted July 31, 2022 · Member Author Share Posted July 31, 2022 On 7/29/2022 at 7:56 PM, Curtis JJ said: Wow, Alexandria wouldn't have been my first guess! Good find. I've found that typically coins with two letters (LZ, LA, etc) tend to be Alexandrian. I couldn't find this particular one anywhere, but our boy @shanxi was a super hero! I was really not expecting Domitian. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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