Need Help In Identifying Some Ancient Coins?

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ccnz Valued Member New Zealand 54 Posts	Posted 10/25/2016 5:36 pm Hi, can anyone help with identifying some ancient coins. I think they might be ancient Roman or Greek. Coin 1 Coin 2 Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff

Paul Bulgerin Pillar of the Community United States 3098 Posts	Posted 10/25/2016 5:39 pm The first is an AE coin called a Centenionalis of the emperor Magnentius who ruled from 350-353 AD. The reverse design depicts two Victories holding an shield. The second is an AE coin called an antoninanus struck during the reign of Gallienus (253-268 AD). I think that's Mars on the reverse. Paul Bulgerin Report this Post to the Staff
ccnz Valued Member New Zealand 54 Posts	Posted 10/25/2016 5:53 pm Wow, you identified them so quickly, that's amazing. Thanks for your help. Report this Post to the Staff
Paul Bulgerin Pillar of the Community United States 3098 Posts	Posted 10/25/2016 8:48 pm You're welcome. I had some fellow CCF members help me ID a crusader era coin tonight. Folks are here to help each other out. Paul Bulgerin Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34440 Posts	Posted 10/25/2016 8:58 pm Quote: Folks are here to help each other out. you betcha! "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 10/25/2016 9:53 pm Terrible shame about the damage on that Magnentius, it's one of the most detailed and well-struck examples I have seen in a very long time! Also, he is not considered an emperor, but a usurper. Constantine the Great's son Constans had become intolerably corrupt, so the soldiers proclaimed Magnentius as emperor and killed Constans. Magnentius was killed in the war with Constantius II (the last surviving son) and never achieved official recognition. His coins are a bit scarcer than the average coin from the period. Report this Post to the Staff
ccnz Valued Member New Zealand 54 Posts	Posted 10/26/2016 01:48 am Yes, unfortunately that's the condition the coin was when I purchased it. In the photo it had a strange 'green glow' to it, which must have been the lighting when the photo was taken. In the photo, the coin looked to me like a religious coin, with two men holding up some sort of scroll, and at the bottom it looked like hands of someone praying ... that's why I bought the coin. I had no idea it was of emperor Magnentius and two Victories holding a shield. Anyway, thanks everyone for helping identify the coin and the history that comes along with the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
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