expat Posted August 8, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted August 8, 2022 This is the third of three coins delivered this morning. After 2 hours of referencing the attribution website wildwinds .com, I think I have narrowed this down to the following. Antoninus Pius AE As, Rome, AD 147-148 AD. 25.8mm, 9.54 g. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XI, Laureate head right, slight drapery on left shoulder / COS IIII VOTA, Emperor togate, standing left by altar, holding patera and scroll. S-C across fields. BMCRE 1814 note; RIC III 852 var (drapery). RIC 852 var BMC 1814 note The one I have is a little light owing to the VOTA part at the bottom of the reverse being missing. Also it is a little elongated. 7.85 g. gram. 23 x 28 mm. The black outline on the bottom of the reverse is where it didn't crop correctly. 21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Conduitt Posted August 8, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted August 8, 2022 Ocre has it split into 852A (head facing right), 852B (laureate, draped, curiassed) and 852C (head facing left) One of the 852As looks like it might have similar drapery http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.3.ant.852A, also used on Numista https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces261170.html 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted August 9, 2022 · Patron Share Posted August 9, 2022 That coin is rare with the drapery on far left shoulder bust type. It is mentioned in BMCRE (BMCRE 1814n) but the British Museum does not have an example. It is not listed among the major museum collections of Europe by Strack. It is listed in Dinsdale (no. 032580). Here is the photo from Dinsdale (p. 377) of the coin with that bust type. Your coin may be an obverse die-match to this one. 8 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ominus1 Posted August 9, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted August 9, 2022 very nice # 3 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaniard Posted August 9, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted August 9, 2022 @expat....Another nice addition, looks like it's a rare one too. Cool portrait..... Congrats. I picked up this one recently that I didn't realise was quite uncommon...Not in the best condition but still sweet in hand...Has been struck in antiquity just below the chin which just perforates the coin when you hold it up to the light. . Antoninus Pius AD 138-161. Æ As (27.1mm, 8.14 g.)..Rome mint, struck AD 139. Obv. Laureate head right. Rev. Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia. RIC II 533c (scarce) Nice VF, good portrait. Green patina. Scarce 139 AD emission, without globe and COS II rather than COS III. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted August 9, 2022 · Supporter Author Share Posted August 9, 2022 2 hours ago, Spaniard said: @expat....Another nice addition, looks like it's a rare one too. Cool portrait..... Congrats. I picked up this one recently that I didn't realise was quite uncommon...Not in the best condition but still sweet in hand...Has been struck in antiquity just below the chin which just perforates the coin when you hold it up to the light. . Antoninus Pius AD 138-161. Æ As (27.1mm, 8.14 g.)..Rome mint, struck AD 139. Obv. Laureate head right. Rev. Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia. RIC II 533c (scarce) Nice VF, good portrait. Green patina. Scarce 139 AD emission, without globe and COS II rather than COS III. Nice example, regardless of the anomaly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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