First Ancient Roman Coins - Need Help Identifying

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Beans_N_Franks New Member Canada 2 Posts	Posted 04/22/2014 01:35 am Hello all! I have recently purchased my very first Ancient Roman coins. The seller on ebay did not identify them and I'm having a bit of a hard time making out the writing on them. One I believe I have identified as saying "Crispus Nob Caes" on the front and "Caesarum Nostrorum VOT V" On the back, which according to some basic google searching is from about 317-326 AD. The other two I'm not really sure about. Can anyone please help me identify these coins so I can impress my friends with my ancient artifacts? Thanks in advance for any help! Report this Post to the Staff

Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 04/22/2014 03:49 am First one is Constantius II, DN CONSTANTIVS PF AVG, FEL TEMP REPARATIO (Happy times have been restored). IT shows a roman soldier spearing a barbarian horsemen as he falls from his horse and is commonly known as a fallen horseman. It was minted in Sirmium. Second one is Constantius I, IMP GAL VAL CONSTANTIVS PF AVG. Reverse is upside down, but reads IOVI CONSERVATORI (Jupiter the Conserver, a prayer as it were) and it shows Jupiter standing, being crowned by victory who stands on a globe in his hand, there is an eagle by his feet. It was minted in Nicomedia. Third is indeed Crispus, CRISPVS NOB CAES, CAESARVM NOSTRORVM (supposedly translates to OUR CAESAR) / VOT (dot) V. This is a pledge of 5 years. Minted in Ticinum. Report this Post to the Staff
chuy1530 Pillar of the Community United States 513 Posts	Posted 04/22/2014 04:45 am Pretty nice coins, particularly the last two, and extra particularly the Crispus coin for being of such an interesting "what if " of a person. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 04/22/2014 08:22 am to the community. Report this Post to the Staff
chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 4984 Posts	Posted 04/22/2014 10:09 am and nice first ancients! Report this Post to the Staff
Beans_N_Franks New Member Canada 2 Posts	Posted 04/22/2014 9:17 pm Wow, thank you so much BenByfield! You've truly gone above and beyond with your identifications. I will use your information to look into a bit of information on the eras in which they were minted. It's pretty awesome to hold something in your hand and know it is almost 1,700 years old! Report this Post to the Staff
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