Help Identifying Ancient Coin | Roman, Constans Bronze

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asimpson91 Valued Member United States 286 Posts	Posted 02/04/2013 5:22 pm Need some help. Looks ancient Roman but I'm far from a pro at identifying ancient coins. Any help? Thanks Identified - moved to Ancients forum - Sap Report this Post to the Staff

pls Rest in Peace United States 1729 Posts	Posted 02/04/2013 5:41 pm Looks like a modern tourist knockoff with a generic head and nonsense letters to me. Great photo, by the way. Report this Post to the Staff
Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 02/04/2013 5:49 pm I disagree. Thats no generic head and those arent generic letters. Its read: CONSTANS MAX AVG and GLORIA EXERCITVS The mint mark is SMALB (beta) (alexandria mint). I have one nearly just like this. I see no reason to question its authenticity, but if its fake its been cast copied - check for a seam around the edge. No reason to fake this kind either. Report this Post to the Staff
asimpson91 Valued Member United States 286 Posts	Posted 02/04/2013 8:48 pm There is no seam around the edge. Any idea on what it is? And approximate year dated. It is also smaller than a U.S. Dime Report this Post to the Staff
MartiVltori Pillar of the Community United States 870 Posts	Posted 02/04/2013 10:08 pm Looks fine to me other than being aggressively over cleaned. It is a Constans RIC VIII 7 Constans AE3. CONSTANS MAX AVG, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right / GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS, two soldiers holding spears and shields with one standard between them, S-R to left and right of banner, dot on banner, SMALB in ex. Report this Post to the Staff
MartiVltori Pillar of the Community United States 870 Posts	Posted 02/04/2013 10:12 pm asimpson, not sure of the exact date on this particular issue but it would be somewhere between AD 337â€"350 Report this Post to the Staff
asimpson91 Valued Member United States 286 Posts	Posted 02/05/2013 08:54 am Thanks MartiVltori Any idea on value if I were to sell it? Report this Post to the Staff
MartiVltori Pillar of the Community United States 870 Posts	Posted 02/05/2013 7:56 pm Not exactly sure on how rare or desirable this type is. But as a rough guess, if it still had its patina I would probably pay 50.00 for it. As it sits I probably wouldn't even buy it. But maybe 20-30. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 02/05/2013 8:24 pm It's a nice coin of the emperor Constans, it's fairly common and in this condition is worth about $20. Report this Post to the Staff
asimpson91 Valued Member United States 286 Posts	Posted 02/06/2013 08:12 am Thanks everyone! Report this Post to the Staff
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