My Roman And Ancient Coins

Your probably right, my coin isn't in that good shape so its hard to tell although last letter looks more like S than B on my coin even on pic I posted. Tell me, do you know what mint marks can be found on coin like that? Just to narrow possibilities. If not it doesn't matter, its good you found emperor, I know more about it then before. Thanks jwharper.

Anything on group 5 and 6?

Take care JW--hope you're feeling better soon!

Thanks. I've been fairly sick now for 8 days, not at all like me. The doctor said I need antibiotics and now I have to listen to the "I told you so" from the wife. Oh woe is me.

Martin, that's an interesting group--those two flans match too.

As Gil-galad has identified, the second coin is a Gallienus:

Gallienus AE Antoninianus, RIC 283. Sole reign. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head right / SOLI CONS AVG, Pegasus springing right. Known officina marks: A, H, N, VI.

Again I can't make out what is in exergue, but perhaps you can.

The last coin in Group six I have no earthly idea. For me there is not enough there to identify. Sorry

The second coin in group five looks like it could be an As of Antoninus Pius with Annona seated right on the reverse, modius at foot, holding cornucopiae with both hands. I certainly am not sure on this one at all, but its the best I can do.

Regards,

Don't be afraid to ask questions on this forum. None are too basic to ask because we've all had the same questions at some point.

RIC stands for Roman Imperial Coinage. It is a catalog that was put together in the 1930's to identify the Roman coins in major collections around the world. We use the catalog number just as an identifier. However, many coins have been discovered since the RIC volumes were written, so perhaps somewhat out-of-date, but it is what we have.

AE is an identifier for the metal of the coin. AE stands for base metal basically. You might see AE1, 2, 3 or 4. The numbers represent the size of the coin. Four being the samllest to around 16mm, 3= 17-19mm, 2= 20-22mm, and 1= larger base metal coins. Silver will be identified as AR, while gold is AV. Many of the coins will be identified by their denomination, i.e., denarius, sestertius, dupondius,and As.

There are several good research sites on the web, one of which is http://www.wildwinds.com. You should possibly go onto this page and look up the RIC numbers just to familiarize yourself. To buy the entire set of RIC will set you back a pretty penny, so it's best to use the on-line resources when you need them. Another good research site is Helvitica's. If you need more on-line locations, just ask. We all use them and will be glad to help you out.