Can Someone Tell Me What This Legend On This Roman Coin Says?

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Ruger9a Valued Member United States 325 Posts	Posted 06/22/2021 6:14 pm I just cannot make heads nor tail of this legend. The coin is 17-19mm and weights 3.0 grams. Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34450 Posts	Posted 06/22/2021 7:40 pm @rug, any chance of you tightening up the focus on your pics of this coin? Thx. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Ruger9a Valued Member United States 325 Posts	Posted 06/22/2021 7:53 pm I believe these photos are the best I can get. Hope they make a difference. Report this Post to the Staff
travelcoin Pillar of the Community United States 1120 Posts	Posted 06/22/2021 8:19 pm I would say that your coin is a Constantine the great. However, probably a "contemporary unofficial issue" as the legends are completely off. I have a similar coin: Constantine AE follis. 318-319 AD.Siscia IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG, helmeted, laureate and cuirassed bust left holding spear over shoulder VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP, two Victories facing and inscribing VOT PR on shield placed on altar inscribed with X. My example of of a very nice try of imitating official coinage but "not quite" good enough to pass the smell test. Edited by travelcoin 06/22/2021 8:26 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16874 Posts	Posted 06/22/2021 9:06 pm Quote: ..."contemporary unofficial issue"... That there's a euphemism for "circulating counterfeit". Made by, and for, folks who couldn't read Latin. Probably the Germanic frontier barbarians, or possibly the Greek-speakers in the eastern half or the Empire. To answer the OP's question: By my reading, the legends are: Obverse: HDCNIHHHHHIHC Reverse: HHCOHVHEHOHH Some of those "H"s might be "N", or backwards-"N". Or a really badly done "A". Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
travelcoin Pillar of the Community United States 1120 Posts	Posted 06/22/2021 9:15 pm Sap - very nice decoding skills and explanation. Report this Post to the Staff
Ruger9a Valued Member United States 325 Posts	Posted 06/23/2021 06:22 am Thank you both for taking the time to help me to finally resolve this coin's identity!!! So, I do have a contemporary counterfeit, no wonder I couldn't find it! Report this Post to the Staff
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