fire_diver
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Sorry, I don't believe that spent any time in saltwater. I have dug plenty of coins from the beaches, and I've never seen copper or copper alloy comes out that clean and crisp.
Roman Coins In Florida Waters
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debajo agua
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Coin # 2 of 18 "Eagle"
Weight: 3.7g
Length: 21mm
Color: Bronze
Impression: Thin coin with good relief Medium Thickness
Front: Bust wearing a 5 band crown with the inscription DIVOCIIROPIO n.b. the "II" could possibly be an "H"
Back: An Eagle with the inscription NSFCHHTI at the bottom there appears to be a distinct 0..1..0
n.b. I could be wrong about the letters on the coin. When I look through the magnify glass, I'm assigning them my closes interpretation to the letters that I know.
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Coin # 3 of 18 "Goddess with possible trident"
Weight: 3.3g
Length: 22mm
Color: Bronze
Impression: Coin is medium thickness with a small crack. The back of the coin shows some heavy oxidation around the goddess.
Front: bust is wearing a five band crown and has a beard. His hair texture appears wavy.
Inscription: G?LLIENVSHVC
Back: Oxidized around Goddess (Red and Green) with goddess possibly holding a trident and horn.
Inscription: VBEDITUSHVC
n.b. some letters looked odd and could be from another alphabet.
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Coin # 4 of 18
Weight: 1.9g
Length: 18mm
Impression: Thin bronze coin with good relief detail.
Front: Bust with a long hooked-nose wearing a toga and laurel on his head.
Inscription: DNCONS??... Unreadable
Back: Man standing in a ship holding "Nike" and a staff. Other figure is sitting and holding two objects in his hands (may possibly have wings)
Inscription: FELTEMP....AEPHRHTIO
p.s. I was able to see them in much greater size and detail, when I uploaded them to my gallery photos.
Weight: 3.7g
Length: 21mm
Color: Bronze
Impression: Thin coin with good relief Medium Thickness
Front: Bust wearing a 5 band crown with the inscription DIVOCIIROPIO n.b. the "II" could possibly be an "H"
Back: An Eagle with the inscription NSFCHHTI at the bottom there appears to be a distinct 0..1..0
n.b. I could be wrong about the letters on the coin. When I look through the magnify glass, I'm assigning them my closes interpretation to the letters that I know.
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Coin # 3 of 18 "Goddess with possible trident"
Weight: 3.3g
Length: 22mm
Color: Bronze
Impression: Coin is medium thickness with a small crack. The back of the coin shows some heavy oxidation around the goddess.
Front: bust is wearing a five band crown and has a beard. His hair texture appears wavy.
Inscription: G?LLIENVSHVC
Back: Oxidized around Goddess (Red and Green) with goddess possibly holding a trident and horn.
Inscription: VBEDITUSHVC
n.b. some letters looked odd and could be from another alphabet.
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Coin # 4 of 18
Weight: 1.9g
Length: 18mm
Impression: Thin bronze coin with good relief detail.
Front: Bust with a long hooked-nose wearing a toga and laurel on his head.
Inscription: DNCONS??... Unreadable
Back: Man standing in a ship holding "Nike" and a staff. Other figure is sitting and holding two objects in his hands (may possibly have wings)
Inscription: FELTEMP....AEPHRHTIO
p.s. I was able to see them in much greater size and detail, when I uploaded them to my gallery photos.
Coin one is pretty clearly from the reign of Domitian (Domitian - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Coin two is from the time of Antonius Pius (Antoninus Pius - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Coin three is Gallenius (Gallienus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Coin four is Constantine I (the DN at the beginning stands for Dominus Noster)
In other words: Your coins already cover several centuries - they cannot come from one wreck but are pretty clearly a coin collection. As fire diver said: They are in very good condition. I have personally digged out far worse examples - and they were younger, in earth instead of salt water and mild European climate. This is not some ancient treasure...
Coin two is from the time of Antonius Pius (Antoninus Pius - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Coin three is Gallenius (Gallienus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Coin four is Constantine I (the DN at the beginning stands for Dominus Noster)
In other words: Your coins already cover several centuries - they cannot come from one wreck but are pretty clearly a coin collection. As fire diver said: They are in very good condition. I have personally digged out far worse examples - and they were younger, in earth instead of salt water and mild European climate. This is not some ancient treasure...
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debajo agua
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I think I have coin # 1 identified. A Roman Domitian Coin Forged in 71 AD This would have been during Domitian's 1st consulship = COS
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Awesome... Now that you have pointed out names, I can clearly see them on coins #1 #3 and #4 (I don't see anything on #2 to indicate a A. PIUS) . I'm currently reading "Reading And Dating Roman Imperial Coins" by Zander Klawans, so that I can be more informed about these coins. Out of the 18 coins, I obviously picked the most legible ones to be examined first. Thank you for your help.
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Awesome... Now that you have pointed out names, I can clearly see them on coins #1 #3 and #4 (I don't see anything on #2 to indicate a A. PIUS) . I'm currently reading "Reading And Dating Roman Imperial Coins" by Zander Klawans, so that I can be more informed about these coins. Out of the 18 coins, I obviously picked the most legible ones to be examined first. Thank you for your help.
OldNSalty
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I am pretty sure the Romans did make it to Florida but they only came for vacations and such. They showed up, got drunk, caught some undersized lobsters and then posted somewhere about the crappy Nazi-like law enforcement we have.
That's cause I jumped to conclusions to quickly... the Pio does not stand for Pius. The text says Divo Caro Pio and the coin is from Carus. There are several mints that made some very similar coins to yours: Carus, Roman Imperial Coinage reference, Thumbnail Index - WildWinds.com
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