Another Ancient Coin To Identify Please

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uscoins0408 New Member United States 23 Posts	Posted 12/06/2012 7:20 pm Hello again Community! I have another ancient coin I would like identified please. I need to know all I can about it, including what's on both sides, when and where it was minted, condition, and a value, if possible. Thank you so much! :) Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 12/06/2012 9:54 pm This is a very nice campgate coin of Constantine II (Jr). The son of Constantine The Great. This coin is prior to 337 AD because he was still Caesar when this coin was struck. Report this Post to the Staff
ancientcoinguy Pillar of the Community United States 842 Posts	Posted 12/06/2012 10:05 pm Obv: FL IVL CONSTANTINVS NOB C, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust left. I can not make out the mint mark on the reverse so I am unable to attribute this further for you. I can make out a dot at the end of the mint mark lettering, but that is about it. Can you make out any letters in hand? Or can you get a better picture of the reverse for us? Thanks! Looks like it has a lot of silver wash left on it. Very nice coin! Keep them coming! Report this Post to the Staff
uscoins0408 New Member United States 23 Posts	Posted 12/06/2012 10:11 pm ancientcoinguy: what do you mean by "silver wash"? Also, I will try to upload a better pic of the reverse. Report this Post to the Staff
Bing Pillar of the Community United States 4253 Posts	Posted 12/06/2012 11:46 pm It looks like Rome mint. And I agree it looks like the remains of silver wash. The coins were debased so much that they were only dipped in silver rather than being made of silver. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16859 Posts	Posted 12/07/2012 07:50 am Um, guys? It's Constantius II as Caesar, not Constantine II. The name is clearly CONSTANTIVS, no second N. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
maridvnvm Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2100 Posts	Posted 12/07/2012 08:26 am The style is wrong for Rome mint. It looks like RIC VII Nicomedia 147 which has the PROVIDEN-TIAE CAES dot reverse legend and it looks like NB dot in exe. Martin Report this Post to the Staff
Bing Pillar of the Community United States 4253 Posts	Posted 12/07/2012 08:33 am I think you are correct Martin. I saw the B, but couldn't make out the first letter until you mentioned "N". Also, never looked at the obverse legend Sap. You are correct as usual too. Report this Post to the Staff
ancientcoinguy Pillar of the Community United States 842 Posts	Posted 12/07/2012 11:40 am I can't believe I did that, Sap. Thanks for your correction. Report this Post to the Staff
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