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Help Identifying Ancient Roman Coin

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 Posted 07/02/2014  09:03 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Ben to your friends list
This is literally worthless, so yeah, dont get it. I sometimes put coins from this period on ebay, but I havent recently because they dont sell well (I may be putting some more up later, but most of them, at the moment, are early empire. I believe I have a couple from this period though, but overpriced).

This coin is Constantius II with the scarcer (but still easily found) reverse of SPES REIPVBLICAE (Hope of the Republic) - it shows Constantius II standing left with a spear, holding a globe.
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 Posted 07/02/2014  10:31 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add chrsmat71 to your friends list


what everyone else said, unless you can get it for a buck including shipping and just want any ancient coin. even for a few bucks you can get a descent coin of the type.
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 Posted 07/02/2014  12:16 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Jregalado85 to your friends list
Well I technically wouldn't be paying any money for it. It's on Listia, which is done through credits. You "sell" stuff for credits, then use those credits to get something else. But, I won't go for it since all of you guys say it is in poor condition. I have been collecting coins for a while but, mainly only from 1890-current. So, venturing into the ancient coins is new for me and, I am uneducated about what is what. I am am mainly going into ancient coins for the history aspect like, Spanish coins from 1500-1519 (during the conquest of the Aztec Empire), that kind of stuff.
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 Posted 07/02/2014  12:23 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Jregalado85 to your friends list
Anything during a significant time in history. The newest coins I would be interested in is a coin from 1776 minted in P because it's when and where the Marine Corps was founded (me being a Marine, it has historical significance).
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 Posted 07/02/2014  12:29 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Ben to your friends list
Significant times for the romans being the early empire, Constantine I and the very late empire (400-500AD). Constantine I's coinage is plentiful and cheap and you can get coins from interesting romans (usurpers etc) for low prices, if you're patient and wait for the interesting stuff..
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 Posted 07/02/2014  1:08 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add pishpash to your friends list
If you like a coin with history, one like this should do for you. It was minted by Octavian later known as Augustus in about 43AD to commemorate the Battle of Phillipi.

Link to the story is here.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Philippi

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Sorry about the rubbish photos, I am not on my pc so don't have up to date photos, and wildwinds appears to be down.
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 Posted 07/02/2014  1:09 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add echizento to your friends list
Thank you for your service, Semper Fi.
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 Posted 07/02/2014  9:53 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Jregalado85 to your friends list
It would be awesome if I could get a Mark Antony coin. I am pretty sure I have seen them (please correct me if I am wrong). I have liked him since I was a kid and read the play of Julius Caesar. I loved that he went to war with Brutus and Cassius after the assassination. I will be patient though.
Echizento: thank you very much! Semper Fi and Ooh-Rah
Any other suggestions?
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 Posted 07/02/2014  9:57 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add echizento to your friends list
Here is a Marc Anthony from my collection. Not a very good example, better ones are out there but will be expensive.

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 Posted 07/03/2014  01:01 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Jregalado85 to your friends list
What is considered expensive for a better example? Lol. Like I've said, I know most prices for 1880-current but, I know nothing about ancient coins. I originally thought coins from BCE & early CE would be unattainable but, I am seeing some for 5-$10
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 Posted 07/03/2014  05:18 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add pishpash to your friends list
You can have a look on vcoins and search for coins there. They cover a lot of retailers from all over the world. You can see what coins they have and what they are asking. These are retail prices, and some stores have overheads to pay for. If you have a local coin dealer, he may have ancients tucked away. It might be worth talking to them.

On ebay you will find many examples, but they come without provenance for the most part. There are a lot of fakes on ebay, and it would be worth posting a photo of the coin here for forum members to give their opinion as to whether the coin is worth bidding on.

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 Posted 07/03/2014  08:18 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add echizento to your friends list
No Marc Anthony Legion series on Vcoins at the moment, but what's there are examples of other types that are in the expected price range. A MA legion type in the condition that mine is in would cost around $30.
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 Posted 07/03/2014  10:00 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add pishpash to your friends list
Actually there are a few. Go to vcoins and search for marc antony legion. A number of them will come up, including coins that are not legionary.
I warn you now, some of those prices are alarming. It is, however, educational to go through and look at the condition of the coins for the price being asked. You will also often find someone else selling a better coin for a lower price.
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 Posted 07/03/2014  11:49 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add echizento to your friends list
Pish, I did just that this morning and there wasn't any listed, granted it was 4:30 AM so maybe they got listed after I looked or I was still half asleep.
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 Posted 07/03/2014  1:26 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add pishpash to your friends list
I searched for "marc antony legion" and a few came up, that was this afternoon.
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