I dug up a roman coin it has VOT XY EVLT XX, i think on one side and a young looking man on the other any ideas
2006-10-01 09:48:18 · 5 answers · asked by slowcoach 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
+ It may be from the time of Augustus.
2006-10-01 12:46:02 · answer #1 · answered by Clamdigger 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well if it is a roman coin there are a few ways to go about it. Attributing roman coins is not an easy process for the beginner.
Ideally, if you can read the any part of the legend on the obverse side of the coin (the side with the face) go to this website where there is a search engine you can use. There is also a link on the same page: "Roman Imperial Coins by Portrait" (if it is Roman most likely from the Imperial period) where you might be able to get an id by comparing with the pictures.
http://www.romancoin.info/
Alternatively if you can only read the reverse side of the coin check out:
http://64.81.216.220/cgi-bin/objsearch
Note: when searching choose reverse legend. You may want to have a look at the legend again because there is no record of the particular inscription you noted.
The most common Roman Coins are of Constantine I and his sons.
2006-10-02 16:32:14 · answer #2 · answered by david t 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a late Roman coin, probably an AE 3 or 4. It is called a votive coin, because the reverse characterizes the vows the Emperor has made to to Roman people, and for how long. It is one of the more common reverse types of the late Roman empire. If you can read the letters on the obverse, you can read who the emperor was. The legend will begin DN, (christian legend), then the emperors name, like Constantius or Honorius or Constans. You can check
www.wildwinds.com
and look for a match. The time frame will be from about 330 ad to about 450 ad, probably from 350 ad to 400 ad.
2006-10-03 08:48:03 · answer #3 · answered by medoraman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
roman coins usually had visual depictions on each side with writing on the edges. you dug it up? where? if it was in America, well, i would be very skeptical. take it to a coin shop where they can examine it and tell you if it is authentic or not.
the vot cy evlt xx doesn't sound Latin... or like any language. are there periods between letters? if it was Augustus, it would say Augustus on the coin. Augustus was very egotistical and wanted everyone to know who he was.
2006-10-01 13:51:48 · answer #4 · answered by christy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What are the odds of a Roman coin being lost on U.S. soil? Rome was 4th Century, the new world is 15th Century. Maybe a native American lost it? Crap,...I fergot Rome is what? 1 ocean, 1,100 years and 3 continents away.
2006-10-01 20:40:41 · answer #5 · answered by coindude49801 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋