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Valued Member
United States
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All, Here is are pictures of a coin that a customer brought in to me. I am still actively researching, but I thought I would post here where there are many more smarter than I on the subject. Thanks for taking a look, I appreciate it.   *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. *** |
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
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the crack above the head may indicate that it is real. Look at the rim, there may not be a line. Real or not, I think it is Constantius, minted in Scisia (?SIS? under the soldiers) Left of the head DN CONSTAN, and right TIVS NOB C Other side : FEL TEMP RE-PARATIO, Soldier spearing fallen horseman If you find the time, please browse this site: http://wildwinds.com/coins/ric/cons...allus/i.htmlThe symbol above the falling man is an indication for better identification. A lot of roman and greek coins are false. An expert can tell you the difference by very good looking at it. |
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Valued Member
 United States
72 Posts |
Thank you for your response and pointing me in the right direction! I appreciate it!
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Valued Member
United States
337 Posts |
Ancients are harder to verify, since they all were minted in a crude manner.
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Moderator
 United States
23731 Posts |
It appears to be a late Roman coin of the emperor Constantius II 337-361 AD. The reverse is known as the Fallen Horseman series first issued circa 348 AD. These are one of the most common ancient coins around and for the most part not faked because of there limited value. This coin however IMO is a cast copy, based on it's overall appearance.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
2895 Posts |
I'm also thinking it's not an official issue.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
946 Posts |
It's an AE Roman coin from the reign of Constantius II, issued from 348 - 361 AD. The early types were large, around 21 mm in diameter, the later ones were smaller. The type was heavily copied during the declining years of the Western Roman empire. Both these latter small types and the ancient copies are common. Yep, Siscia (modern day Sisak, Croatia) mint, mintmark looks like " ASISL". M in the upper left field. Like the example below:  http://wildwinds.com/coins/ric/cons...viii_381.txtOn the looks of your coin, though there are modern Fakes of this type, yours might be a typically overcleaned (by a previous owner) casualty. Edited by Masis
04/12/2014 2:02 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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i think it looks ok, just worn a bit...still nice.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Id say authentic (theres no reason to fake these, it would likely be cheaper to just buy a few thousand of the real deal) but as before, overcleaned. If you're looking at value, id suggest £1 ($1.70 ish) - full legends and mint mark, but common as it gets (the FEL TEMP fallen horseman being the most common type, Constantius II the most commonly found) and poorly treated.
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Valued Member
United States
72 Posts |
Thanks everyone for your responses. Exactly what I needed. Thanks again.
Charlie
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Posted 04/11/2014 7:11 pm
