Found This In A 2 By 2 Labeled `roman`.

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chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 04/18/2018 7:21 pm Won a 5 pound lot of world coins on ebay and this was in the mix. It was in a 2 by 2 marked `Roman`. Any help with any info on it would be appreciated. I have absolutely no idea where to start. Edit: Weight Unknown and diameter ~18mm * Moved by Staff moved to a more appropriate forum. * Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Edited by chafemasterj 04/18/2018 7:23 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 04/18/2018 8:12 pm Looks like gum off the bottom of my shoe! Don't recognize the reverse nor place "the lips"...LOL! Very old Denver mint... Edited by Crazyb0 04/18/2018 8:13 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7067 Posts	Posted 04/18/2018 8:21 pm Yes, 4th century Roman, reverse type showing a soldier spearing a fallen horseman. Perhaps an issue of Constantius II? Recommend you post over on the ancients/medieval board for some of the Roman specialists to see. Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 04/18/2018 9:45 pm Yup, fallen horseman, FEL TEMP REPARATIO. Most probably Constantius II, but the type was also made by his kid cousins, Gallus and Julian. Report this Post to the Staff
chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 04/19/2018 02:48 am Thank you! My first encounter with an ancient coin. Edit question: Is this considered ancient or medieval? Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Edited by chafemasterj 04/19/2018 09:43 am Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 04/19/2018 09:12 am Quote: Looks like gum off the bottom of my shoe! Don't recognize the reverse nor place "the lips"...LOL! , This is why I don't collect Ancients . Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 04/19/2018 10:43 am Definitely ancient; this type was made from about 348-358, over a century before the fall of Rome in 476. Most use the fall of Rome as the cutoff between ancient and medieval, although from a numismatic standpoint, I consider "medieval" to start in about 550-600, after Justinian, and after the Gothic kingdoms had been driven out by kingdoms formed from former Roman subjects. Ancients really aren't all that bad; you can collect just about the entire Constantinian dynasty in XF/AU for under $150! Report this Post to the Staff
Biancasdad Pillar of the Community United States 1046 Posts	Posted 04/19/2018 2:30 pm The combination of a bare headed bust with the field markings delta/B/dot make this Constantius Gallus issued at Constantinople. Here is an example: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=61846 Edited by Biancasdad 04/19/2018 2:32 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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