A nice ancient I picked up

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• Hussulo Posts: 2,953 ✭✭✭

  December 23, 2006 9:00PM

  Very nice K congrats! Is it a Gordonian III antoninianus?

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• Riothamus Posts: 37

  December 23, 2006 9:51PM

  Looks like a silver antoninianus of Phillip I the Arab or his son phillip II- minted about 244 to 249 A.D.
  
  Riothamus

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• ksteelheader Posts: 11,777 ✭

  December 23, 2006 9:54PM

  
  
  << <i>Looks like a silver antoninianus of Phillip I the Arab or his son phillip II- minted about 244 to 249 A.D.
  
  Riothamus >>
  
  
  
  It's Phillip II

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• ksteelheader Posts: 11,777 ✭

  December 23, 2006 9:55PM

  Just curious, what would be a value on the coin??

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• JZrarities Posts: 2,583 ✭✭✭

  December 23, 2006 9:58PM

  $40 - $60

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• Riothamus Posts: 37

  December 23, 2006 10:06PM

  Check out vcoins.com and do a search. You'll come up with hundreds of similar coins that can give you a good idea of a retail value.
  
  Riothamus

  "To fly as fast as thought, to anywhere that is, you must begin by knowing that you have already arrived."
  -Jonathan Livingston Seagull-

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• ksteelheader Posts: 11,777 ✭

  December 23, 2006 10:43PM

  Thanks fellows.
  
  Have a nice holiday!!

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