There Is A Coin God!

Hey guys-
I am so sorry I did something wrong by using caps in my title post that was promptly and properly corrected by the staff. Using caps is something wrong called yelling. Well guys- I did some yelling and might do a bit more. Woot! Later-

Wow! I wasn't expecting that when I started reading. With my current level of knowledge, that bunch would keep me busy for years!

Well done.

Wow! some people have all the luck. Excellent hoard congrats.

By hook or crook, get a copy of
Late Roman Bronze Coinage (LRBC) (123 pages), by
Carson Hill & Kent.
Perhaps you may be able to get a copy from Spinks books, London. It may cost you around U.S. $50 or so.

Although a bit difficult to decipher, this book will provide most of the knowledge you may need regarding emperors, mints and officinae.

I managed to obtain a copy on personal advice, when I visited the
British Museum Coins and Medals Department, some years ago, with a specific need to look at Roman gold coins and Roman bronze coins.

Collecting and studying LRBC's (Late Roman Bronze Coins), is the ancient equivalent of collecting and studying LWC's (Lincoln Wheat Cents) !

Once you have fully attributed them, this collection should have a total value of around $5,000. You have to earn your money; there is some major work ahead of you!
Enjoy!

Congratulations. That is a nice group. Obviously from different find sites. That will be a lot of fun to work through.

Or, if you prefer, St. Eligius

OK here an update-

There are 484 coins not 486. Most have some type of desert patina. There are 18 Greek, 32 Byzantine, 9 Islamic, and 425 Romans.

The Romans- All are bronze. There are a few from the early Empire, some from the late 200s, some from the early 300s, then lots from Constantine and his family, and lots from mostly Eastern Emperors through Arcadius. Size is mostly AE3, then AE4, and quite a few AE2 size.

I was a bit disappointed with the number that had unreadable mint marks- about 20-25% but what can you expect for a dollar each. Most of the mints were Rome south and east. There are some Rome, a couple Carthage, and then the largest amount from Antioch followed by Constantinople, Nicomedia, Cyzicus, Heraclea, Thessalonica, and Alexandria.

I have scanned a few nice ones.
1. THEODORA. 16mm, 1.1 grams, RIC VIII 36, Constantinople.
Theodora AE follis. FL MAX THEODORAE AVG, Bust right in plain mantle & necklace / PIETAS ROMANA dot, Pietas facing, head right, carrying an infant; mintmark CONS epsilon.
2. CRISPUS. 18mm, 3.5 grams, RIC VII 240, Rome.
Crispus AE follis. CRISPVS-NOB CAES, laureate head right / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM around VOT X within wreath. Mintmark: RS.
3. JULIAN II. 21x24mm, 2.6 grams, RIC VIII 219, Antioch.
Julian II AE follis. DN FL CL IVLI-ANVS PF AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust left holding spear and shield / VOT X MVLT XX, within wreath. Mintmark palm branch ANTDelta; palm branch.
4. JOVIAN. 18mm, 2.7 grams, RIC VIII 232, Antioch.
Jovian AE follis. DN IOVIAN-VS PF AVG, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right / VOT V MVLT X within wreath. Mintmark ANTA.
5. ARCADIUS. 19mm, 2.5 grams, RIC X 66, Cyzicus.
Arcadius AE3. D N ARCADI-VS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right / VIRTVS-EXERCITI, emperor standing left, head right, holding spear and resting left hand on shield. Victory, standing beside him, crowns him with a wreath held in her right hand. Mintmark SMKA.

This should give me something to do for a while- Later-