this was found in spotsylvania virginia looks like a man with beard on front cant make much out on back thanks for any help
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Oroblanco said:Gunner, do you collect Roman coins? Just curious.
Oroblanco said:Greetings Gunner,
May I suggest that you check through the thousands of posts on a forum known as Moneta-L, there have been a number of Caracalla bronzes found in lots of uncleaned Roman coins. I do not have the time to track them down for you, but if you have the time and interest, here is the link to the Yahoo group I mentioned above:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Moneta-L/
As to the value - here is one on Ebay for $10
http://cgi.ebay.com/Ancient-Roman-C...57QQihZ001QQcategoryZ4734QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Oroblanco said:here is a pair of Caracalla coins, including a silver and a bronze for the same price ($10)
http://cgi.ebay.com/2-Roman-Coins-S...70QQihZ016QQcategoryZ4734QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Oroblanco said:and yes, the silver coins of Caracalla ARE more common than the bronzes, but we are not talking about a rarity worth thousands of dollars here! You can believe me or not, but I found a Caracalla bronze myself in a batch of uncleaned Roman coins about six years ago, and promptly sold it to a friend for $5 who collected Roman coins. I now wish I had at least taken a photo of it to be able to show, but then a photo would not prove to you that it was found caked in green crud among a batch of fifty or so uncleaned (and nearly all Roman) coins I bought as an experiment. I am a collector of ancient coins with a bit of experience in the field, though I have no interest in Roman coins I do have a fair collection of Punic and Greek coins.
Oroblanco said:As to being "late" Roman, that is a matter of opinion, for you it is not late, to me, anything after Tiberius is "late". Caracalla bronze coins are by NO means "early" Roman bronzes, as Caracalla was born April 4th, 198 AD and died April 8th 217 AD - EARLY Roman bronzes are classed (at least by the majority of ancient Roman coin collectors) as no later than Augustus. So you are welcome to your opinion, but any Roman coin of any emperor after the first is apt to turn up in the finds of metal detectorists in the Old World. For an explanation of the rarity and value of Roman coins for those interested, check out this article;
http://esty.ancients.info/numis/rarity.html
Oroblanco said:Gunner, do you collect Roman coins? Just curious. I apologize if anything I have said is of offense, none was intended, and if we disagree on some detail(s) I hope no personal insult is perceived as NONE is meant. I hope you have a great day, this subject is of great interest to me regardless of how we classify the value or rarity of the coin involved - it is NOT your every day sort of a find!
your friend,
Roy - Oroblanco
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