7 Roman Coins Found Back Home...please Help

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103070 Valued Member United States 225 Posts	Posted 08/10/2019 01:35 am Hi all...hope all is well. Well as you may know, I have expressed that I used to collect coins back in the 80's but then focused on school and sports and stashed my collection away. Well I went back home and was digging threw my drawers in my room and found these Roman coins that was given to my by my great Grandmother whom got them from her Grandmother she told me back then. With that said, please help me identify these cool Roman coins below. Roman Coin - A B. C. D. E. F. G. * Moved by Staff moved to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 08/10/2019 01:39 am This thread has been moved to the Ancient coin section. Report this Post to the Staff
Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 08/10/2019 03:33 am A: Deified Faustina II, DIVA FAVSTINA PIA // CONSECRATIO (Faustina, veiled, flying on a peacock), RIC III 1702. Faustina was the Daughter of Antoninus Pius, wife of Marcus Aurelius and mother of Commodus, so she was deeply entwined in the Imperial line. After her death, her husband Aurelius deified her and issued a series of coins to celebrate that with some very interesting reverses from funeral pyres to peacocks. B: [DN] VALEN[TINIAN]VS PF AVG, Valentinian (maybe Valens?), GLORIA ROMANORVM C: CONSTANTI-VS PF AVG, Constantius II, VICTORIAE DD AVGG Q NN, SMTS(epsilon), Thessalonica Mint. D: DN VALEN-S PF AVG, Valens, SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE. E: [DN]CON[STANT]IVS P[F AVG], Constantius II, FEL TEMP REPARATIO. F: FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, Constantius II (here, as caesar), GLORIA EXERCITVS, CONS..., Constantinople Mint. G: DN VALENS PF AVG, Valens, SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE, ASIS..., Siscia Mint. Nice varied lot you have - the Faustina sestertius is quite a desirable type in good condition (though the coinage of Faustina is, in general, not very valuable). Report this Post to the Staff
pilegicvs Valued Member United States 66 Posts	Posted 08/10/2019 03:52 am I'm sure someone else will come along and mention it's much easier to identify your coins when you post them one at a time. These are all definitely Roman coins, and the legends are in Latin. Coin A is from the 2nd century and the rest are all 4th century. These are basic I.D.'s, hopefully they'll give you a head start in looking around for a better I.D. a. Faustina b. Valens or Valentinian(?) c. Constantine II, mint- Thessalonica. d. Valens e. Constantius II (?), reverse - FEL TEMP REPARATIO. f. Constantius II (?) as Caesar, mint - Constantinople. g. Valens, city - Siscia. Ben beat me to the I.D., we were composing at the same time. For coin C, I thought there might be a worn "N" over his scalp. Edited by pilegicvs 08/10/2019 04:01 am Report this Post to the Staff
103070 Valued Member United States 225 Posts	Posted 08/10/2019 10:01 am Awesome information and thank you so much you guys ROCK! What would be the value of these...rough guesstimate please? Report this Post to the Staff
Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 08/10/2019 1:00 pm Rough guesstimate? Unfortunately (well, fortunately for collectors), very little. The Faustina is probably worth $10 and you might get another $10 for the rest. Much more value historically and sentimentally. Report this Post to the Staff
103070 Valued Member United States 225 Posts	Posted 08/10/2019 1:50 pm Got it....thanks Report this Post to the Staff
arnoldoe Valued Member Canada 266 Posts	Posted 08/10/2019 9:06 pm The Faustina Sestertius is probably worth around $30-$60.. Edited by arnoldoe 08/10/2019 9:06 pm Report this Post to the Staff
pilegicvs Valued Member United States 66 Posts	Posted 08/11/2019 03:35 am The greatest value in common (and uncommon!) ancient coins is the research you do to learn even more about them. The basic biographies of these 4th century characters can provide quite a bit of entertainment figuring out how they contributed (or didn't contribute) to Roman history. Report this Post to the Staff
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