nkellam22
Sr. Member
- Feb 9, 2019
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- Detector(s) used
- Garrett AT Pro
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
Toasty!
the bust on that is quite unique. i've never seen a bust quite like this one. average bust trajectory is 3 meters, at a speed of 10 m/s.... but this is something else. You can tell that the bust was going at at least 1000 km/s, enough to leave a dent on the coin but not quite break it in half. Whichever 2nd century chad busted on this coin is an absolute unit. I'd treasure that busted coin forever, maybe I'd even buy it for 1 mil. Thats one hell of a bust find, good job
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That will be a real tough one.
At this stage all we can really say is its denomination - Sestertius. (ballpark 1st-2nd C AD)
I'll send Cru'dad a link but without at least some clear obverse legend, it will be a very broad guess as to who it is.
Cru'dad's best guess is a 'As' of Hadrian circa AD120