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EarlyMilledCoins Valued Member United States 147 Posts	Posted 12/26/2011 8:46 pm Greetings Today I went coin shopping with my Dad and I happened to come across a shop that had some nice Ancient coins. I typically don't collect these coins; I collect English/British milled coins. This is a completely new area to me so I have no idea what to look for when buying or anything about these coins in general. Anyway, I saw one that caught my eye so I decided to buy it. It would be much appreciated if I could get some information regarding this coin. Did I pay too much? Was it a good deal? Is it authentic? I paid $50. Thank you. Report this Post to the Staff

jessvc1 Pillar of the Community United States 2596 Posts	Posted 12/26/2011 8:58 pm what is the mint mark on the bottom of the reverse SMH or SMN? Report this Post to the Staff
EarlyMilledCoins Valued Member United States 147 Posts	Posted 12/26/2011 9:30 pm Thank you for your reply. The mint mark looks to be SMN. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 12/26/2011 9:32 pm Nice coin, even thought its been over cleaned a bit. It has nice detail and strike. The mint mark looks like SMN with an S in the right field. That would make this coin RIC VII Nicomedia 13 and rated at R3. Report this Post to the Staff
Doucet Pillar of the Community United States 1315 Posts	Posted 12/26/2011 9:34 pm The obv. letters are .....IMP C VAL LICIN LICINIVS P F AVG Rev.....IOVI CONSERVATORI Probably struck at Nicomedia it looks like SMN in exergue. Officina letter S to right. (Heraclea if it's SMH) Laureate head right. Rev. Jupiter standing left, holding Victory on a globe & scepter, eagle at foot left with wreath in beak. It does look a little over cleaned but it is a nice coin. Lower grade coins sell about 15-25, better and more rare issues 25-75. There are some folks here who can tell you more than I. Some are for sale here..http://search2.vcoins.com/results.a...b04c53ae6a8c If you want to learn more about this type and all ancients here's a good site....http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/ Welcome to the ancient forum. Edited by Doucet 12/26/2011 9:57 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jessvc1 Pillar of the Community United States 2596 Posts	Posted 12/26/2011 9:35 pm Nicomedia RIC VII 13 Licinius I Follis. AD 313-317. IMP C VAL LICIN LICINIVS P F AVG, Laureate head right / IOVI CONS-ERVATORI, Jupiter standing left, holding Victory on a globe & sceptre, eagle at foot left with wreath in beak, officina letter to right, SMN in ex Report this Post to the Staff
jessvc1 Pillar of the Community United States 2596 Posts	Posted 12/26/2011 9:57 pm IMP (Imperator) C (Caesar) VAL (Valerius) LICIN (Licinianus) LICINIVS (Licinius) P F(dutiful) AVG(augustus), Laureate head right-rev. 6th officina (S) is rated frequency of R3 / IOVI CONS-ERVATORI-"jupiter is the saviour of the emperors" Edited by jessvc1 12/26/2011 9:58 pm Report this Post to the Staff
TJsCoins Pillar of the Community United States 3229 Posts	Posted 12/27/2011 10:30 am Nice ancient! My first roman was a zapped Licinius with jupiter holding victory. I am still very fond of that coin! Welcome to the ancient community! Report this Post to the Staff
VisigothKing Pillar of the Community United States 4778 Posts	Posted 12/27/2011 11:00 am Not bad for your first ancient! Report this Post to the Staff
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