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Identify Ancient Roman coin with double cornucopia on reverse
jmm2562
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Hello Ancient Roman Experts!
I have spent a fair amount of time trying to identify an ancient Roman specimen. I'm getting closer to a match but need help getting completely there. Here are the clues I have so far.
Obverse:
1. Maybe Diocletian
2. Inscriptions maybe AKM(or H) - VAM?
Reverse:
1. Standing woman (victory?)
2. Double cornucopia
3. Mint marks A? on left and Gamma under star on right
Does this look familiar to anyone? I've often used https://tesorillo.com/aes/home.htm to help narrow down specimens. However, it only covers late romans. I think this may be an earlier specimen.
Thanks!
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I think it is Maximian, Alexandria, Homonoia
https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/76004
I agree Maximian.
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Their portraits at Alexandria are the same (it was struck under Diocletian) but it literally says Maximian on the coin.
Wow, I think you nailed it! Thank You!!!
As pointed out by others above, this coin technically isn't "Roman" - it's "Roman Provincial". Roman Egypt had the most extensive series of provincial coins, due to it's closed economy and unique status as the personal property of the Emperor which meant that regular Roman silver coins were not accepted there.
Roman Provincial coins are sometimes (normally in older books) called "Greek Imperial", because they're from the Roman Empire, but the language on them is (usually) Greek, rather than Latin.
Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, "Meditations"
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