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Here are the next two from the batch of 50 that are showing some detail. I have Switched to Hydrogen peroxide from Olive oil. it sure is faster.. No sure if its damaging whats left of the detail though. Is anyone able to identify and value these two?     |
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I think the first one is probably a Constantine I posthumous issue, similar in style to this one:  There are a few variants of these so I'll do a bit of searching on the net to see if I can narrow it down. I'm also finding the H2O2 very quick  |
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Bobbyhelmet is right about the posthumous issue of Constantine. I think I can make out quadriga on the reverse but not sure. If it is it could be similar to:  I'm in no way certain of this though as each time I look at it I see something else. The second coin puts me in the mind of a 4th century (Constantine era)coin with soldiers and standard on the reverse. Really not much to go on. Like Bobbyhelmet I'll keep trying Edited by Bing
10/18/2011 6:42 pm
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OK, now I see something else altogether. How about this for the first coin?  I have been turning the coin every which way and came up this. What do you think? If so, take a look at Arles, RIC VIII 40 Constantine I. JW |
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JW your second choice on the 1st coin is correct. The reverse on the 2nd coin appears to be a soldier and standard.
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That looks about right JW, agree with soldiers and standards for the 2nd too.
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Were as fast as H2O2 JWs 2nd pic is very likely your 1st coin. I think we could prob narrow the second coin down a bit too as it has (what looks like) a single soldier to the left and a staff / standard to the right of him - I need to think about it a little more but sure a closer attribution can be found. |
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JWs 2nd pic is very likely your 1st coin. if that's the case then its something special yes. Wildwinds lists it as very very rare. Should I think about getting it authenticated or is the condition too poor for it to be worth anything? |
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I wouldn't read too much into the actual RIC no JW gave, he just means this type / style / family of coins with the same features. In modern terms its a little like having a very worn 1909 cent and hoping its a 1909-s, its almost certain its one of the many other more common but almost indistinguishable variants. Its unlikely anyone could ever pin your coin down to a single RIC no in its condition. Hope that makes sense.
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I am not confident the coin I mentioned is the same. It very well may be, but there is not much to be certain about. If you go the the link below you can see the four types of posthumous coins issued for Constantine I: http://www.constantinethegreatcoins.../posthumous/Even if I am correct, your coin is in rather poor condition. I tried very quickly to find how rare this coin might be, but the mere fact that I have one probably means that isn't that rare. Yes, I have a few rare coins, but I don't go out of my way to find them. Perhaps this is one of those. I just don't think you should be buying that yacht in the hopes of cashing in on this coin. Bottom line: Even if very, very rare, its not going to bring in very much, especially in this condition. I hope I've shed some light. At least from my perspective. Good luck my friend. JW |
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Hay its retained enough details to identify the type so it goes into my keeper section where it will stay until I'm gone and its some one else's choice on what to do with it.
I'm not an Ancient collector I just got a bunch of Ancients a while back for the fun of discovering what they were.
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I'm not an Ancient collector I just got a bunch of Ancients a while back for the fun of discovering what they were. Perhaps,if not already, you will become one. These coins are fascinating and generally much less expensive then their modern counterparts. Just imagine the history behind each coin. Not only the politics of the times, but who owned the coin. Where has it been and where was it found. There is a thread posted here I think yesterday where a fellow American found a 1700 year old Roman coin in a reject tray of a coin counting machine. It boggles the mind. Anyway, we hope you will continue to collect and share your ancient coins. I, and I know Bobbyhelmet and others, love to attribute coins. So keep em coming. JW |
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