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I don't have much time this morning (Sunday go-to-meeting day), but he first coin appears to be an AE Follis of Constantine II RIC VII 37 struck at Siscia 317 AD:
CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB CAES, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right / CLARITAS REIPVBLICAE, radiate Sol standing left, raising right hand, globe in left, chlamys across left shoulder. Mintmark: ?SIS. To me it looks like an "ASIS" but it could be a Delta or Gamma.
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Hello Valdiman,
Coin 1 is of Constantine II, as Caesar, Siscia mint
Coin 2 is of Constantius II, Siscia mint
Coin 3 is of Valens, Aquileia mint
Coin 4 is of Julian II, Constantinople mint
Coin 5 is of Constantius Gallis,
Coin 6 is of Claudius II, posthumous issue by his brother Quintillus
Coin 7 is possibly a follis of Constantine I, with his Tetrachic beard.
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I really do have to run, so I will let the others attribute your coins. However, I beleieve they are in the following order:
1. Constantine II
2. Constantius II (?)
3. ?
4. Julian II
5. Constantius II
6. Claudius II
7. ?
8. Helena
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Correction: Coin 5 is of Constantius Gallus.
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I think the votive reverses are a little bit boring, but still impressive when they are in good shape like that one. Pretty nice group of coins you have there. :)
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Thanks for all responses guys.I'm really impressed.I was able to ID only one of them-Julianus II.Any thought on denominations?Size roughly 14-20mm.
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Can your read the mintmark on the second coin? I think it looks like it could possibly be ?SIRMdot or ?SIS?dot.
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After long look I'm not sure could be SIAN dot(?)or SIAM(?).
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It would have to be SIRM for Sirmium. Now the question is, could there be something in front of the S, like another dot or a letter?
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The problem is that according to Helvetica's table on FH types from Sirmium, all of them have another letter or symbol in front. If you want to go to Helvetica's table here is the web site link, then look up Fallen Horseman types and download the table: http://www.catbikes.ch/coinstuff/coins-ric.htm |
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The legend on the Helena coin (the last one) is too far gone for me to accurately attribute, but it is very similar to Constantinople RIC VIII 34 or 35: FL IVL HELENAE AVG, bust right wearing ornamental mantle and necklace, hair elaborately dressed, and broad hairband / PAX PVBLICA·, Pax standing left holding branch and transverse sceptre, CONSЄ (CONS for 35) in ex. Take a look at this link: http://wildwinds.com/coins/ric/hele...VIII_048.jpg |
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Now the question is, could there be something in front of the S, like another dot or a letter? Is not very clear.Looks like top part of a letter. |
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I would agree it is a letter, but which we may never know. A or B seems to be the likely culprits. My best guess would be Sirmium RIC VIII 52: Constantius II AE3. 351-355 AD. D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier advancing left, spearing fallen horseman (reaching type), A(B)SIRM dot in ex.
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It would seem that coin three will be troublesome as well since the first part of the mintmark is missing. According to wildwinds.com, this could be Aquileia RIC IX 7b or 11b depending on if there is a dot preceding the mintmark. We will never know.
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