Challenge Coin To ID

I' mot sure what you mean:

"Anyone else come here expecting military challenge coin?"

If you would like to see a military challenge coin, I'll be glad to pull my unit coin.

JW

Didn't even think about Constantius Gallus but it has to be considered.

After it being pointed out I think the fallen horseman type also seems probable.

Doug, you are correct and I am one of those always asking for size and weight when others ask for ID help. To be honest, I thought no one would be able to ID this coin. I just thought I'd put it out there for a challenge. I have been proven wrong. Most of you have stepped up and gone way beyond in your efforts to attribute this coin and I am not only amazed and impressed, I am also profoundly grateful.

To answer your question, the coin is 17mm and weighs 1.7g.

Thanks to all

JW Harper

I'll explain my reasoning.

I think Doug is correct about Con Gallus - the 'TANTIVS IVN' is pretty clear when you know where to look.

I also think lazarus and wheatiefan are correct about it being a fallen horeman - even if it looks a bit L. S. Lowry.

The legend on yours is unbroken and has to be 'DN CONSTANTIVS IVN NOB C' as the 'NOB CAES' ones wouldn't fit.



This leaves us with only 3 mints, Sirmium, Siscia and Aquileia.

Taking size into account I think I have got the possibilities down to 10 coins from the above mints. However none of these have 'A's below the horse or to the left of the bust. When I saw what I thought was an 'A' it confused me.

It does help - I'm happy now that there is nothing; left of bust, under horse, in left field reverse.

I think we are now left with just 6:

Sirmium 49 or 53
Siscia 351 or 354
Aquileia 200 or 203

It might sound crazy but style wise I would lean towards Sirmium. looking at a limited number of examples your bust and the arm curving wide around the spear on the reverse make me feel that way.

Its late here now so will look again in the morning to see if I still feel the same.

This is the 'Challenge coin' so it would be a shame to stop here

Well, slept on it and may be able to add a bit more. I'm also still happy with the assumptions that got it down to 10 coins.

Here is your mintmark:



I think I can see: ?, Top of an 'S', ?, ?, Top of an 'M'.

The only remaining coins that this fits with are from Sirmium, reassuring as that was what the style looked like to me anyway:

Sirmium 49 - ASIRM or BSIRM
Sirmium 53 - BSIRM dot

I think there may be enough detail on the first character to have a good guess at it being 'A' or 'B' but I wouldn't like to say either way.

Not bad considering what we started with!

I never thought anyone would be able to attribute this coin, but I believe through the collaborative effort we have it narrowed down to one coin, with two possible shops. I couldn't ask for more. Thanks to all

JW