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Help Identifying Ancient Coin

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Thank you for all your help so far - Here is another coin from my fathers ancient coin collection that I would like to know more about:



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 Posted 02/09/2014  10:40 am  Show Profile   Check Victor's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add Victor to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Your coin is Constantine I from Thessalonica

Constantine I
A.D. 312-313
IMP C CONSTANTINVS PF AVG; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG NN [To Jupiter,the saviour of our emperors] Jupiter standing l., chlamys across l. shoulder, leaning on sceptre and holding Victory on globe in r. hand; eagle with wreath to l. on ground.
In exergue dot TS dot E dot
RIC VI Thessalonica 61b
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Thanks Victor, what would the coin type/denomination be?

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This type is often called a follis, some prefer nummus and others use a system based on size- AE4 (less than 17mm), AE3 (17- 21mm), AE2 (21- 25mm), and AE1 (25mm +) where AE means bronze. We don't actually know what the Romans called these bronze coins. I typically use follis or folles for plural.



edit- Here is a link to an article by A.H.M. Jones about the origin of the follis, probably much more than you want to know!

http://www.constantinethegreatcoins...e_Follis.pdf
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Thanks Victor, I will take a look see what I can learn - my head is already dizzy!!
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