Need Id. Lenikas' Roman Coins. Lot #1

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Lenikas Valued Member United Kingdom 164 Posts	Posted 03/24/2012 10:29 am Some more Roman coins needs ID. Low grades... i wish I knew how to clean coins, left coin has some nice details on portrait, but hidden under some dirts Report this Post to the Staff

Lenikas Valued Member United Kingdom 164 Posts	Posted 03/24/2012 10:37 am Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 03/24/2012 12:32 pm Romans isn't my strong suit--but I like that Chi-Rho standard reverse. Is the first one Honorius perhaps? Hope you get IDs on all of these. Report this Post to the Staff
bobbyhelmet Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2838 Posts	Posted 03/24/2012 1:01 pm First one is Magnentius, not got time to do full IDs right now but will in a couple of hours. Magnentius coins are quite scarce, search on ebay to get an idea of price. Upto 50% of Magnentius coins are thought to be 'unofficial' or 'semi official' similar to your Roma coin we discussed yesterday. It have little effect on price with these as the official to unofficial line is so blurred often experts cant decide which side of the line their coins belong. DVC is correct about it showing a Chi-rho (Christian symbol) on the staff on the reverse. Nice find Lenikas Report this Post to the Staff
bobbyhelmet Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2838 Posts	Posted 03/24/2012 1:11 pm Second coin is Constantine I with Sol (Sun god) on the reverse. It looks like it was made in London and has a 'PLN' mintmark. Many current day Christian traditions can be traced back to the worship of Sol, he had a feast on the 25th December and it appears rituals like this were adopted by the Christians as Constantine popularised the new religion. Kind of like having your cake and eating it. This, I suspect also allowed Christianity and Paganism to co-exist while one fell and the other rose without in-fighting in the Empire. Report this Post to the Staff
Lenikas Valued Member United Kingdom 164 Posts	Posted 03/24/2012 1:14 pm thanks Bobby. First coin looks similar to this one http://www.ebay.com/itm/MAGNENTIUS-...em231b693365 Report this Post to the Staff
Lenikas Valued Member United Kingdom 164 Posts	Posted 03/24/2012 1:29 pm Yes. the first coin looks like :) Magnentius 350-353AD Obverse: Magnentius bare headed facing right Reverse: Emperor holding victory & labarum TRS in exergue - Trier THANKS BOBBY :) Report this Post to the Staff
bobbyhelmet Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2838 Posts	Posted 03/24/2012 1:53 pm Quote: Yes. the first coin looks like :) Yep - thats the one. You'll be IDing these on your own very soon Report this Post to the Staff
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