Roman Silver

[oldsoapy]

Yet another Two , broken but they still count.
http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/antoninus_pius/RIC_0124.jpg for the smaller one, still to id the larger one.
John.

 

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[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Awesome.

I like those ancient Silvers.

 

[Silver Searcher]

Larger one looks like Severus Alexander, (radiate head right) and it looks larger than a Denarius possibly AR Antoninianus. The Green bits would suggest a Bronze core...(plated)...Two nice finds

SS

 

[CRUSADER]

Dad's IDs;

Antoninus Pius Denarius. 159 AD. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG P P, laureate head right / AED DIVI AVG REST COS IIII, temple of eight columns with standing statues before the two outer columns, containing seated statues of Divus Augustus & Diva Livia

Volusian AR Antoninanus.AD251-253 IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia seated left with patera and double cornucopiae. Sear5 9743.

Never had a Volusian

 

[Westfront]

Jep, broken ones count too! The Antonianus has a nice size...Did it has a bronze core? Soething to see at the edge?

 

[oldsoapy]

Many thanks for your id of the Antoninianus, it makes it my first Volusian. The green seems to be on the surface rather than having a bronze core, but l don't want to clean it for fear of harming it any more.
John.

 

[Mortifercain]

wow nice patina had to double back thought it was emeralds!

 

[Silver Searcher]

Many thanks for your id of the Antoninianus, it makes it my first Volusian. The green seems to be on the surface rather than having a bronze core, but l don't want to clean it for fear of harming it any more.
John.

It's were the bronze is leaching from the core, from tiny pitholes on the surface

SS