Help!! Need Help Identifying Coins Handed Down

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Samm87 New Member United Kingdom 5 Posts	Posted 03/06/2014 06:08 am hi I'm new to this forum and really need some help identifying these coins that were handed down to me please! Report this Post to the Staff

Samm87 New Member United Kingdom 5 Posts	Posted 03/06/2014 06:26 am also these Report this Post to the Staff
Samm87 New Member United Kingdom 5 Posts	Posted 03/06/2014 06:52 am also this last one obviously not the penny! Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 03/06/2014 07:32 am Welcome! Let me start things off with the Elizabeth I sixpence you posted last. Unfortunately, it's a replica; it's grainy, it has the look of pewter, and I think we can see the sprue (the stem left by casting) at the left edge of the portrait side. An identical one's being offered on ebay right now. The seller isn't sure what the mark is at the upper left of the shield, but I have a feeling it's the brand of the manufacturer, marking it as a copy: http://ebay.co.uk/itm/351014377179 Edited by philadelphian 03/06/2014 07:43 am Report this Post to the Staff
Samm87 New Member United Kingdom 5 Posts	Posted 03/06/2014 08:08 am thanks for the info, not to worried about if its a replica just love finding out about new things!cheers I am assuming that t others are prob replicas too but just wanted to know a bit more Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 03/06/2014 09:27 am Oh! In that case, hammered sixpence of Elizabeth I: Tudor Rose to the right of her portrait. Obverse (front side) legend reads ELIZABETH D G (Dei Gratia) ANG FRA ET HI REGINA, or, Elizabeth, by the grace of God, queen of England, France, and Ireland. Reverse legend reads POSVI DEV(M) ADIVTOREM MEVM, or, "I have made God my judge." Before the P in this legend is the mintmark, a pheon (like an arrowhead pointing down), which indicates the coin was struck at the London mint between 1561 and 1565. Edited by philadelphian 03/06/2014 09:29 am Report this Post to the Staff
Petrus Pillar of the Community Belgium 2895 Posts	Posted 03/06/2014 10:08 am the others seems to be roman coins (antonianus....) You can try to find your coins on this website : http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/ Note that a lot of roman coins are modern fakes Report this Post to the Staff
Samm87 New Member United Kingdom 5 Posts	Posted 03/07/2014 04:52 am thanks guys appreciate it Report this Post to the Staff
Paul Bulgerin Pillar of the Community United States 3098 Posts	Posted 03/09/2014 2:05 pm The second ancient one is a Sestertius or As (we need to know the diameter and weight to be sure) of Septimius Severus (193-211 AD) with reverse of Roma (?) holding Victory and spear. The third ancient is an AE centenionalis of Magnentius (350-353 AD) with reverse of the emperor on horseback spearing an enemy soldier. Further down is an AE As of Domitian (81-96 AD) with reverse of Minerva holding spear and shield . . . but this one looks strange to me and might possibly not be authentic. Below that is an AE Sestertius of Caracalla (193-217 AD) with reverse of Virtus leaning on a shield and holding Victory, a captive at his feet. Next is an AE Sestertius of Severus Alexander (222-235 AD) with reverse of Alexander in military garb walking right, carrying a spear and trophy. Finally there is a follis of Constantine the Great (307-337 AD) with reverse of Mars holding a spear and shield and reverse legend MARTI PATRI CONSERVATORI, Latin for "Mars, the saving father". Paul Bulgerin Report this Post to the Staff
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