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malissadawn Pillar of the Community Canada 1931 Posts	Posted 06/24/2008 07:15 am Hi I have 2 coins I would like any available info on. I took a photo of them next to a nickel for size reference if that helps. thanks malissa Image: 102_1194.jpg 81.5 KB Image: 102_1195.jpg 86.39 KB Image: 102_1196.jpg 75.07 KB Image: 102_1197.jpg 83.81 KB Image: 102_1198.jpg 87.41 KB Image: 102_1199.jpg 93.3 KB Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 06/24/2008 08:32 am They are bothe Roman coins. The first looks like Constantius II, 337-361 AD, can't make out the obverse inscription but the reverse is FEL TEMP REPARATIO ( loosely translated " Happy times restored"). The second coin is too badly worn to make out anything other than it is a late Roman coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16868 Posts	Posted 06/24/2008 09:03 am The top one (with the big bite taken out of it) is a FEL TEMP REPARATIO type, with soldier spearing fallen horseman, of emperor Constantius II, I believe. I can't make out the mintmark. A more intact one would look like this one. The second one is quite well worn; it's either a provincial "SC in wreath" bronze of Antioch, or a "VOT in wreath" type of the later empire; I can;t make out enough of what's inside the wreath or the style of portrait to tell the difference. If it's from colonial Antioch, it would be quite thick; thicker than a modern coin of similar diameter. The VOT wreath types would be thinner. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 06/24/2008 12:51 pm I agree the second coin appears to be a Votive issue, I can just make out what appears to look like VOT XX. Report this Post to the Staff
malissadawn Pillar of the Community Canada 1931 Posts	Posted 06/25/2008 05:09 am thanks for the info how would I go about finding the value of these coins. I dont have nay books with stuff like this in them Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 06/25/2008 08:22 am You would think that a coin that is 1700+ years old would be worth a lot of money. Sadly however these late Roman coins are very common and can even be found in top condition for minimal prices. Report this Post to the Staff
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