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New Member
Israel
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Hello all, Recently I found some interesting old (seems to be roman) gold coin. Does anyone knows what coin is this?   Thank you all for helping! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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i believe its a fake or reproduction valentian I solidus of arles.
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New Member
 Israel
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Well it I don't think it's fake because it is real gold, correct me if I'm wrong. if it is a reproduction do you have an estimate on how much its worth? (Approx.)
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Moderator
 United States
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 to the community Well the coin maybe gold plated, but I don't know of a Valentinian I with a mint mark of KONST? It should be KONSTAN. I also believe it's a copy. Where was this found? Was it dug up somewhere? |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Here is an example of this coin if it helps you in determining authenticity. The fact that it has some graffiti on the reverse may indicate it's real, but the blob on the labarum staff Valentinian holds on the reverse and the form of the AE on the end of REIPVBLICAE on the reverse legend are troubling to me. http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/...IC_001a2.jpgPaul Bulgerin
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New Member
Israel
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I will upload hi-res photos of it as soon as I can
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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echizento - The mint mark is consistent with the example from Wildwinds. Whether the coin is authentic or not is another matter.  Paul Bulgerin
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3098 Posts |
Taking another look at the Wildwinds coin the "blob" on the labarum staff may be the branch on the staff on the Wildwinds example.
Paul Bulgerin
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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yes, please do...better pictures may help indeed. I hope I'm wrong and it is genuine...I very well may be. Could you post the weight as well?
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Quite a hard one to call from pics alone. My first thoughts are that it doesn't look like an original. It has very soft detail. Better pics, weight, dimension and probably a gravity result would be good.
You will never soar like an eagle if you hang around with turkeys.....
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Valued Member
United States
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The pic is blurry but it's probable that the solidus is just worn and not fake.
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New Member
Israel
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Valued Member
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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With the better photos I would also agree that it is an authentic solidus.
The AE on the end of REIPVBLICAE still looks funky to me, but that could be the work of the particular celator who cut the die.
Paul Bulgerin
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United States
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OK, it's a legit MM. Glad to see Ras comment on this one. If he says it's legit that's good enough for me.
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New Member
Israel
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assuming this is a legit solidus, can you guess the grade/value of it?
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Posted 07/23/2014 4:59 pm
