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wwhitman
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 Posted 11/01/2008  2:29 pm Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add wwhitman to your friends list Get a Link to this Message

Can someone help me identify this coin.
It is a bronze about 24 mm in diameter.
I used a flash to enhance the contrast between coin and text.





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 Posted 11/01/2008  2:50 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add nuggethill to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
G'Day WWhitman and yes Its a Constans 337 to 350 A.D.as AVG,it reads on the obverse DN CONSTANS PF AVG the reverse reads FEL TEMP REPARATIO hope this helps regards Harry OH and P.S.its the fel temp with Constans holding labarum and phoenix on globe standing left in galley piloted by victory the TSA in ex is the mint TS is Thessalonika and A is (officina)Alpha
Harry
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11/01/2008 3:12 pm
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 Posted 11/01/2008  3:17 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add wwhitman to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Harry,
Thanks for the information. It is quite helpful
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Not a problem mate
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 Posted 11/01/2008  5:06 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Sir Ferrari to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Just for future reference, the RIC number is VIII 122

Here is a nice example:
http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/...ii_122.1.jpg
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 Posted 11/01/2008  8:24 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add nuggethill to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks Alex wasn't shaw on the RIC's
regards Harry
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 Posted 11/02/2008  11:24 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add wwhitman to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks Sir Ferrari and nuggethill,
I still cannot seem to get the hang of these yet.
I can see it, but only after I am informed as to what is there.
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 Posted 11/02/2008  12:58 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Sir Ferrari to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply

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I still cannot seem to get the hang of these yet.
I can see it, but only after I am informed as to what is there.


Just remember that the romans used the same letters as modern English, except that v=u and i=j. (for example augustus is spelled avgvstvs and julius is spelled iulius)

My best advice would be to look for the name of the emperor first, then try to narrow it down further with all the extra letters.
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