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dvw1974 Valued Member United Kingdom 74 Posts	Posted 12/18/2014 04:27 am Hi - I am posting a few coin identification topics - Hope that is ok? Recently bought a coin lot with a number of what seems to be ancient coins. My expertise lies with British coins from about 1500's onwards, so need some help with identification if possible. The below coin weighs 4.1g and measures 21mm across The below coin weighs 10.6g and measures 28mm across * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Move to the Ancient coin section Report this Post to the Staff

alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 12/18/2014 04:36 am Suspect the 2nd to be Byzantine. Possibly a Folis of Maurice. Report this Post to the Staff
Medieval Pillar of the Community 3772 Posts	Posted 12/18/2014 04:55 am Top one is Roman, both images the wrong way round. (Clearer picture would help with the attribution). Second is definitely Byzantine as 'alganbagerap' already said. The obverse (last picture needs to be rotated 135 degrees clockwise. Unfortunately the year and the mintmark seem not to be legible but attribution to the right ruler should be possible if 'echizento' sees it. Report this Post to the Staff
chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 4971 Posts	Posted 12/18/2014 3:18 pm second is a justin ii and sophia follis. I'm not sure on the first...claudius ii maybe? Report this Post to the Staff
MetDet71 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1569 Posts	Posted 12/18/2014 3:36 pm Does this help? You will never soar like an eagle if you hang around with turkeys..... Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 12/18/2014 3:43 pm Welcome to the community and to Ancient coin collecting. It would be easier for us to help with an ID if the coins were not upside down. Please try and post them in the correct position. Your first coin here is indeed Gallienus and the second is a follis of the Byzantine emperor Justin II and Sophia. Report this Post to the Staff
chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 4971 Posts	Posted 12/18/2014 3:46 pm oh yeah, gallienus...very clear now that it is right side up. Report this Post to the Staff
Medieval Pillar of the Community 3772 Posts	Posted 12/18/2014 5:13 pm The Gallienus coin seems to have the IVBENTVS AVG reverse, so could be RIC#615a. Report this Post to the Staff
dvw1974 Valued Member United Kingdom 74 Posts	Posted 12/19/2014 05:57 am Thank you all - Much appreciated You never fail to astound me with your knowledge Report this Post to the Staff
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