Need Help Iding A Few 3RD And 4th Century Romans

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Archraz Pillar of the Community United States 3499 Posts	Posted 07/19/2012 2:21 pm Hi everyone, I got these as part of a lot today. Although I believe that these are fairly common coins (since three of the four seem to be Constantius II bronzes), I am not certain as to the mints as well as the RIC numbers. Any help would be appreciated! Report this Post to the Staff

Archraz Pillar of the Community United States 3499 Posts	Posted 07/19/2012 3:02 pm Also, I forgot to mention in my original post that I believe the fourth coin to be of the Gallic Empire. However, I am not certain as to emperor or the mint. Report this Post to the Staff
dougsmit Pillar of the Community United States 1549 Posts	Posted 07/19/2012 4:42 pm The last is Laetitia Avg of Tetricus I. All the others are Trier mint (TR in the mintmark). The first is Constans as Augustus, second Constantius II as Caesar and the third Constantius II as Augustus. I'm a bit less than 100% certain on that last one but I believe it is right. All the Trier coins appear to have been butchered by cleaning in the same manner so I suspect they were found together. Edited by dougsmit 07/19/2012 4:42 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Archraz Pillar of the Community United States 3499 Posts	Posted 07/19/2012 5:14 pm dougsmit- Thanks for the input! It really helps. Yes, they have been a bit harshyly cleaned, but they look better in hand. Right now I have them soaking in some olive oil in order to darken their surfaces a bit. Regarding the last coin, do you have any guesses as to the mint mark? Might it also be Trier? Report this Post to the Staff
Bing Pillar of the Community United States 4253 Posts	Posted 07/19/2012 5:58 pm If it is indeed Tetricus I, I think it likely to have been struck at the Cologne mint, but I think all you can say for relative certainty is that it was struck at a Gallic mint. Report this Post to the Staff
Masis Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 946 Posts	Posted 07/19/2012 6:02 pm Hello Archraz, Have a look at this specialised page on the Gallic Empire coinage: http://www.gallic-empire.com/tetric...complete.htm "Mint II" is understood to be Trier. Report this Post to the Staff
Eng5858 Pillar of the Community United States 1316 Posts	Posted 07/19/2012 8:39 pm Hi Archraz, Nice coins, I've been cleaning Roman coins for 6 mts., some come out better than others. I feel that if you leave your coins to long in olive oil, it will bring them down to bare metal. They look like they may be close.......just saying... Report this Post to the Staff
Archraz Pillar of the Community United States 3499 Posts	Posted 07/20/2012 12:47 am Eng5858- Well, I don't plan on leaving them in that long. I have actually found that a short time in olive oil or even a time in hydrogen peroxide can cause a burnt coin to regain some darker color. Report this Post to the Staff
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