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During the summer, my dad and I went on a coin hunting road trip and drove to numerous antique stores in my area. About half an hour away from my house, we stumbled upon a store which sold coins, stamps, and guns. Due to the size and style of the store, we thought that the owner would not be too educated about coins so, we went inside. The store was filled with stuff as far as you could see and, the part I liked the most was that it was all unorganized. After about 10 minutes of searching, I saw a coffee tin on a shelf with "10c a coin" written on the side. Trying no too shout out in joy, I grabbed the bin and set it on the counter to sort through the coins I would like to buy. There were tons of older coins in the bin dating back to the 1800s but, nothing compared to a pile of coins hidden at the bottom. At the bottom of the bin, I was able to find about 34 ancient coins with identifiable pictures. Most of the coins are from the roman era aged 300-400AD. The best find was a roman copper coin dated 330-337 in XF condition.  Please share your best ancient coins found at great prices! I would love to hear! |
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Pictures! I havent had coins that cheap before. Perhaps there was something good in there - its clear the guy could not have cherry picked the nice ones.
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The best find was a roman copper coin dated 330-337 in XF condition. Obviously the "best find was a roman copper coin dated 330-337" was of Constantine I, the only emperor ruling the empire at that time. |
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Sorry about no pictures, I was in a hurry when making the post. I will post pictures as soon as possible, probably in a few days. I have very slow computers.
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Can't wait to see your pic's...  |
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The date on the coin was "330-337"? Did you find any with B.C. dates?
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The date on the coin was "330-337"? Did you find any with B.C. dates? For the Constantinian era coin, obviously it would not have a specific date, there are the "Votive" coins for wishing the emperor another 5, 10, 20 or 30 years, and for the "B.C." coins the Greek dynasties used their own regnal dates, and even on Phoenician coins of the Seleucid era have their own dates marked in Punic. Edited by Masis
01/02/2013 1:49 pm
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I do not believe that any had BC dates but, there were too with designs that I could not find. I will post pictures of these two coins on Friday. I am at my cottage right now and the coins are at home. Hopefully, you guys can help me identify the two mysterious coins.
A brief description of the one coin is an anchor on one side and a star on the other. Does anyone have an idea of what I am describing?
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Sounds like it might be a Widow's Mite. We need to see photos. Have fun at the cottage.
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