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I have gone cross-eyed trying to attribute this coin. Something tells me it should be easy as this is a common coin. I think that it is from the Nicomedia mint. Any thoughts, anyone, please? AR18, Wt 3.1 gm    
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I have come up with "Constantius II" 351 - 355 A.D. RIC 82
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I'm pretty sure it's Constantius II. Check out this coin, it looks very similar, although not exactly the same. Unfortunately there are a lot of very similar coins on wildwinds to yours. http://www.forumancientcoins.com/ca...g=81352&fld=http://www.forumancientcoins.com/Coins2/ |
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I think you're on the right track, although I can't find an RIC 82 on wildwinds with a mintmark that begins with S and your reverse.
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Sorry about the previous ref. 86 not 82.
Too many coins out at once.
I found this:-
Constantius II AE Follis. 330-348 AD.
FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right.
GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS, two soldiers holding spears and
shields with two standards between them, dots on
banners
Mintmark SMK delta.
RIC VII Cyzicus 86, rated R4
Contributed by José Pérez Santos, March 2013.
Edited by Topcat7
10/09/2014 01:49 am
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It's fine. :) These are tough to attribute because of how many similar coins there are. And honestly matching yours to a Sear number isn't particularly important unless you plan to sell it (which in the case of most coins from this era isn't hardly worth doing.) Figuring out what you can: the ruler, the mint, the inscriptions, the imagery, is often all you really need to do for a personal collection. I love to be able to put a number on mine too because it just feels more 'complete,' but at the end of the day it's just an arbitrary (but useful) number from a book.
I think the mintmark is SMH, which I THINK (but check me on this) is Heraclea.
Edit: I posted before you edited yours. It could be SMK also, I'll take a look at what you found tomorrow since it's already 11pm here.
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10/09/2014 01:53 am
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I believe this is Constantius II, Caesar from 324-337 AD. Obverse legend: FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB C. Reverse legend: GLORIA EXERCITVS. I can make out the dot and S in the mint mark but not the rest of it, so I can't come up with a RIC number.
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Thanks Chuy and echizento. I will let you go to bed now.
P.S. Ron. Last night went well. The Gold dipped Rose worked a treat. I can do no wrong today.
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I love to be able to put a number on mine too because it just feels more 'complete,' Personally I am some sort of perfectionist when it comes to attribution, have spent quite a few hours in the Library of Sydney University, there is a phantastic collection of numismatic books (note for all Australian collectors). |
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Your coin is either dot SMHA -- RIC VII Heraclea 118 or dot SMKA -- RIC VII Cyzicus 99. The style seems more like Heraclea though.
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Now that you point it out Victor, I agree
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I think you've pretty much got it. It could be SMKA or SMHA but I'm pretty sure I see the right vertical bar of the H, so I think it's Heraclea.
By the way, if you're referring to giving a gold dipped rose to a significant other in your post earlier, yep, works like a charm. :) Set the bar a little high for myself the next gift giving occasion but it was worth it.
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ON Ya Chuy. I was feeling like the only SNAG around here. Gold dipped Rose - Recommended. Seeing as how I wasn't given one this time, who knows, after the next 20 years my wife might be into coins, too, and a denarius of Severus Alexander (AD 222-235) (Gold dipped) might be the go.  |
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