Identify Old Coin Help | Licinius I Follis Virtus Exercit

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Zarboy Valued Member South Africa 169 Posts	Posted 07/08/2010 2:11 pm Hi, just bought my first batch of uncleaned coins, spent some weeks soaking in olive oil, gentle soft brushing,seems it is getting to a stage where you can actually see something. Now I don't know more, Need the Guru's on the forum too please help identifying this one. Does this look real, period, name, value etc, etc , please help. Identified - moved to Ancients forum - Sap Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16868 Posts	Posted 07/08/2010 9:05 pm Real? Sure. Your coin is a "follis", struck in the name of Emperor Licinius I. Obverse inscription: IMP LICI behind the head, continuing with NIVS AVG in front of the face. On the back, the legend VIRTVS EXERCIT (Valour of the Army) surrounds a standard inscribed VOT X (Ten-Year Vow); two captives are seated below the standard, with control letters S - F to either side. The mintmark, AQS, is in the exergue (below the "ground-line") and stands for the second mint-house of Aquileia, a city in what is now northern Italy on the coast between Venice and Trieste. As for value, it's a typical $10-$20 Late Roman Bronze. This slightly more intact example on Wildwinds sold for $28. 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
Zarboy Valued Member South Africa 169 Posts	Posted 07/08/2010 10:35 pm SAP thank you very much, what can I say, like the people on the forum, You are the master Report this Post to the Staff
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