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malibu Valued Member Canada 304 Posts	Posted 06/23/2009 4:47 pm My mother bought these 4 coins 8 years ago for $25 and hid them in a pot. Recently she was cleaning her kitchen and found them again. They were labelled "Roman bronzes circa AD 300-400". Need help identifying please: The first one is 11-12mm diameter. Here is the Obverse: and the Reverse: The second one is 12-14mm and is less clear. Obverse: Obverse at a different angle: and the reverse: The third one measured 15mm around. Obverse: Obverse at a different angle: Reverse: Reverse at a different angle: The fourth measures 16-17mm. Obv.: Reverse: Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16842 Posts	Posted 06/24/2009 03:46 am #1: Valentinian II, I believe, reverse type SALVS REIPVBLICAE, Victory dragging captive, chi-ro symbol to left, Constantinople mint. this one is similar, only minted in Nicomedia. #2: can't tell, sorry. #3: I can read "TIVS" tot he right of the portrait - the only option therefore is Constantius II. Reverse type is a very corroded FEL TEMP REPARATIO soldier spearing horseman. Very similar to this one, though it's too far gone to read the mintmark. #4: the spiky hairpiece means that this is a "radiate", or base-silver antoninianus, and is older than the others posted - mid to late 200's AD, rather than the 300's. I can't identify it any better than that, sorry. 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 06/24/2009 10:13 am #2 Valentinian III. #4 Gallienus. Report this Post to the Staff
malibu Valued Member Canada 304 Posts	Posted 06/25/2009 11:36 am Thank you so much SAP and echizento!! Report this Post to the Staff
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