Coin Information: Tantalus S/N 30861
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| Coin type: | Roman Provincial |
| Entered by: | mrichter (Seller rating: 5.0 out of 5, based on 13 buyer responses) |
| Added on: | Apr 23, 2008 |
| Ruler: | Septimius Severus (Augusutus) |
| Coin: | Poor Copper Ae25 - Bearded head (laureate?) facing right - Two figures (river gods?) reclining facing each other |
| Mint: | (c. 2nd centry CE) |
| Wt./Size/Axis: | 9.48g / 25mm / 0 |
| Acquisition/Sale: | Monmouth Antique Shoppes Store 3/3/08 |
| Notes: | Mar 14, 09 - I picked this coin up in an antique store in Red Bank, NJ for $5.00. I bought this coin because I had not seen this reverse before. Since getting it home, I can't find this reverse online or in any of the books at my disposal.
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[+ Post Your Own ] Obv. looks like Septimius Severus.
The rev. may be two river gods, struck by a city located at the confluence of two rivers. Stobi in Macedon, for example, struck such a type, but with the addition of the city goddess standing between the two reclining river gods.
Curtis Clay
Posted by
guest (216.159.224.66) at 9:06 AM : Apr 28, 2008
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