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Coinage123 Valued Member United Kingdom 449 Posts	Posted 03/14/2010 09:29 am Bought these four coins at a car boot yesterday for 50p, not in the best of condition but I would be grateful if anyone could tell me a little bit more about them. http://www.dropbox.com/gallery/1033...oin?h=2080c5 (if you want close ups of an idervidual coin let me know) Thanks, Will Moved to Ancients forum - Sap Report this Post to the Staff

bobbyhelmet Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2838 Posts	Posted 03/14/2010 10:16 am For 50p you cant go wrong The first coin I'm still thinking about - having trouble working out the orientation of the reverse, if you have any ideas let us know. The second coin is a 'fallen horseman' type, the reverse legend should be FEL TEMP REPARATIO and the picture is of a fallen horseman being speared. Although I cant see much on the legend you may be able to see more in hand and it helps that fallen horses were only minted for the following emperors: Constantius II Constantius Gallus Julian II Constans Magnentius (very small amount) Also if you can see the mint mark it could help. This page may also help: http://dougsmith.ancients.info/ftr.html The 3rd and 4th I cant really see anything. You may be able to see more with those coins in hand but a picture ID will be difficult. One thought I did have for the 4th is that it could be a Constantinopolis city commemorative. Here is a link that could help: http://www.lunalucifera.com/Roman/6...yCommem.html These dont usually have text on the reverse though, apart from the mint mark so certainly not 100% sure. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinage123 Valued Member United Kingdom 449 Posts	Posted 03/14/2010 12:09 pm Thanks! as for the fourth one, I found one on ebay that is in better condition heres the link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...t_500wt_1182 I will post some close ups of them which might help. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinage123 Valued Member United Kingdom 449 Posts	Posted 03/14/2010 12:18 pm Done, added some more pics. Report this Post to the Staff
bobbyhelmet Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2838 Posts	Posted 03/14/2010 7:59 pm Got the 1st one - rotated the reverse picture 180os and it too is a fallen horseman. It also has 'M' in the left field. Ran this through Helveticas tables and it could only have been from Julian II or Constantinus. I think I can make out LIAN on the legend in the correct position so I think its a Julian II. DN IVLIAN-VS NOB C/CAES FEL TEMP-REPARATIO Not had much luck with the mint mark - I would guess maybe Delta SIS? This would fit with the Emperor and the 'M' and if correct would mean it was minted in Siscia between 370 and 382. Edited by bobbyhelmet 03/14/2010 8:07 pm Report this Post to the Staff
bobbyhelmet Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2838 Posts	Posted 03/14/2010 8:16 pm You could well be right about the 4th one - If you are its a SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE coin. Unfortunately these were minted by about 15 different emperors - all the busts of which look very alike so it would be very difficult to ID it 100% without a clear legend. Report this Post to the Staff
coin22 New Member United States 39 Posts	Posted 04/03/2010 10:34 am It is an Indian Head cent. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinage123 Valued Member United Kingdom 449 Posts	Posted 04/04/2010 1:33 pm Pictures changed! Report this Post to the Staff
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