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Sorry for posting so many roman coins, but need ID of these as well. thanks   |
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The top right coin looks like a victorinus the rest look like Constantine family coins. This is only from a quick glance on my phone I could've wrong and there could be other emperors
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We enjoy helping so keep posting. The only thing I would surjest is to post one or two coins at a time, this way we can see closed images and give a better attribution. Coins 1,4, & 8 are city commeratives of Constantinople struck from 330-337. 5 & 7 look like Valens and the rest I'm not sure.
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Agree with what jessvc1 and echizento have said already, the Victorinus probably has an INVICTVS reverse.
I cant make #2 out, other than it being a SECVRITAS-REIPVBLICAE reverse.
#6 looks like Valentinian I.
DN VALENTINI-ANVS PF AVG.
SECVRITAS-REIPVBLICAE.
OF in left field III in right.
CON (RIC IX Arles 17a, type xii(c)) or CONST (RIC IX Arles 9a, type ii(c)).
Minted in Constantinople between 364 and 375AD.
#9 has a great reverse and is of a type thats not seen very often. Its Constantine I or his sons Constantine II or Crispus, I would need a better picture of the bust to be sure.
CONSTAN-TINVS AVG or CRISPVS-NOB CAES or CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C
SARMATIA-DEVICTA - Victory advancing right holding a trophy and a branch, spurning a seated captive.
PTR crescent Minted in workshop 1 Trier 323-324.
RIC VII Trier 435 or RIC VII Trier 437 or RIC VII Trier 438.
Its not proven but its possible the crescent was inserted into the mintmark to commemorate the birth of Constans, another of Constantine the Greats sons born in 323AD.
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I'm so glad I found this forum :) now collecting is even more interesting :) here is some closer pictures of #9 lads is this coin rare? Coin is worn I'm not sure if you can get anything from it looking forward hearings from you guys :)     |
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I wish I could figure out who the emperor is, but there just i9sn't enough legend or detail to go by. I believe the reverse is SARMATIA DEVICTA/ PTR cresent Trier mint, could be Crispus or Constantine I if I'm right on the reverse.
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Much better pics  I've fiddled with one of yours and got the following:  I'm pretty certain its Constantine the Great. CONSTAN-TINVS AVG - Laureate head only. SARMATIA-DEVICTA - Victory advancing right holding a trophy and a branch, spurning a seated captive. PTRcrescent - Minted in workshop 1 Trier 323-324. RIC VII Trier 435Unfortunately this makes it the least rare of the 3 possibilities and rated C3 (the others are R4 and R5). This coin is still scarce though I feel, you don't see them very often. 'Sarmatia Devicta' stands for 'sarmatia is conquered' and refers to a Roman victory over the Samartians in 322 AD, its a nice piece of Roman propaganda. It has a sister coin with the reverse ALAMANNIA-DEVICTA 'Alamannia is conquered' referring to another Roman victory of the day against the Germanic Alamanni. Coins like this, 'specials' are always more interesting than the usually common coins  |
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That reverse is definitely Sarmatia Devicta. Here is my lone copy of that coin:   |
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Posted 03/23/2012 11:57 am
