Please Help ID These 3 Ancient Coins...

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qktbird Valued Member United States 152 Posts	Posted 04/29/2019 11:34 pm I found these 3 ancient coins in a lot of foreign coins I bought. I Searched and searched online and on ebay to find ones like them but there are so many that I only found 1 but I'm still not positive on it's ID. This is the first time I've dealt with ancient coins. I'm not even sure how to tell if these are real and have no idea if they're worth anything. Any info you could give would be greatly appreciated! I think this first one is Licinius II from 308-324 AD These other two, I have no idea what they are. I had no idea where to begin when looking them up and couldn't find an exact match to them. Here's the last one.... Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 04/29/2019 11:57 pm The first one appears to be Licinius, the next Constantine the Great and the last I can't make out the legend but it might be Julian? Report this Post to the Staff
Biancasdad Pillar of the Community United States 1045 Posts	Posted 04/30/2019 12:31 am Coin #1 is actually Licinius II like this: http://www.coinproject.com/coin_det...?coin=304491 As Ron said coin #2 is Constantine like this: http://www.coinproject.com/coin_det...p?coin=53963 Coin #3 is actually Crispus like this: http://www.coinproject.com/siteimag...-1780237.jpg Edited by Biancasdad 04/30/2019 12:43 am Report this Post to the Staff
pilegicvs Valued Member United States 66 Posts	Posted 04/30/2019 04:35 am To add a little to the above identification - The mintmark is on the reverse under the design. SM is a Latin abbreviation for Sacra Moneta ('sacred money'). Coin 1 struck in Alexandria. Abbreviated AL. Coin 2 struck in Antioch. Abbreviated ANT. Coin 3 struck in Cyzicus. Abbreviated K. The last 2 are commonly referred to as "Campgates" for the reverse design. There are a lot of Latin abbreviations on Roman coins, it starts getting easier once you get the hang of it... I found the free download of E.R.I.C. (first edition) immensely useful when the author made it available. The Wildwinds website also good to browse. Report this Post to the Staff
qktbird Valued Member United States 152 Posts	Posted 04/30/2019 05:53 am Thank you everyone for all the helpful information and links! These ancient coins are a whole different thing from what I'm used to. They are pretty interesting so I'll have to try to find some time to learn a little more about them. Just one more question.....what is E.R.I.C that you downloaded? Sounds like a book with it being first edition. If it's helpful in identifying these coins or has more information on them, I'll have to try to find it to download too. Thanks again for all the help! Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 04/30/2019 08:54 am ERIC (Encyclopedia of Roman Imperial Coins) is available for free download. Check out the sticky section here and you will be able to find it along with a lot of useful information on Ancient coins. ERIC is an old version so it is limited, ERIC II which is the more recent volume covers Roman and Byzantine coinage you can find copies on ebay and from the authors website at http://www.dirtyoldbooks.com Report this Post to the Staff
qktbird Valued Member United States 152 Posts	Posted 04/30/2019 8:05 pm Awesome, I'll find the link to download that and check out the website too. Thanks again for all the help! Report this Post to the Staff
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