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I'm going to make it a habit to try and attribute at least one coin a week. These have been set aside for about 2 years and I finally got one. Coin 1: I love this coin for some reason, the portrait and patina are great. I can't make out the legend and the reverse is a wreck. Coin 2: Putting pieces of the puzzle together I got: Arcadius AE4. D N ARCADIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right / SALVS REI-PVBLICAE, Victory walking left holding trophy over right shoulder and dragging captive. Chi-Rho in left field. Mintmark ANT   Edited by travelcoin
03/11/2018 3:23 pm
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Ok @tc, I'm really glad to hear that you will be regularly posting here. A couple thought about your pics to save our eyes and help us to help you. Don't bother with pics showing more than one coin at a time. What we really need are pics of a single coin that are cropped, in focus, oriented correctly, and well-lit.
Roman coins aren't really my thing right now, but I'm hopeful that someone here can help you.
"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."
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IMHO:
Coin 1 is definite and fairly clear Arcadius. I can't see anything on reverse, however.
Coin 2 (if they're in the same order on the pics) is definite Salus, but I think it's Valentinian II. Looks like DN VAL on the left side.
Can't see the mintmark well enough. ANT would have another letter.
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Spence, will do from here on out. I took better pics and deleted the confusing ones. My apologies. Size 11mm weight 1gram   Thanks Edited by travelcoin
03/11/2018 3:23 pm
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Thanks - january1may - Now that you've said that, I do see the "CADIVS" in there. For the second one, I'll look into it, but you're probably right. I took a pic of the legend again, but , it's pretty bad.  At least I got the reverse  |
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A complete picture of the second coin would help, however I believe it might be Valentinian II.
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Ok, let's see if these are good. Looking through wildwinds by this reverse type, the bust is definitely looking very similar to my coin.   Edited by travelcoin
03/11/2018 5:32 pm
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Quote:
I took better pics and deleted the confusing ones. My apologies.
No need to apologize and these new pics are a significant improvement.  "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
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Thanks for the updated pictures. I still believe coin 2 is Valentinian II.
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I'm 100% agreeing with you guys Valentinian II it is!
Thanks for all the help!!
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