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Valued Member
Sweden
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I'd like to know everything you know about this coin  Who's the emperor/king? Date? Origin? Worth? Everything!  The coin is 18mm. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Well, I think its Roman, because I've seen Roman coins with that reverse, which is a soldier killing an enemy (least it looks like that kind of rev). An expert here might have a better idea as to what it is.
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Valued Member
 Sweden
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Yeah I am too getting the Roman vibe from this coin. But I'm all new in this area, so I really can't say anything..
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It is indeed Roman, a late empire example. I am not sure as to who the emperor is on the front, but I can say with certainty that it is one of the Constantine family emperors (most likely Constantius II). The reverse reads FEL TEMP REPARATIO. Mintmark ALEA, which is Alexandria, Egypt. Nice coin!  Edited by ancientcoinguy
05/08/2011 10:31 pm
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Valued Member
Sweden
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Thank alot mate!
Do you have any idea about the date of issue?
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Moderator
 Australia
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The obverse legend reads DN CONSTANTIVS PF AVG - the "DN" at the beginning only occurs on coins of Constantius II (337-361 AD). The Wildwinds page has several examples. Unfortunately, the "cleaning" on this piece seems to have come dangerously close to tooling. 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
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Valued Member
Sweden
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IS IT CLEANED?!?   |
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Moderator
Australia
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All ancient coins are cleaned. There's simply no such thing as an ancient Roman coin that's been kicking around in collections or in constant circulation for 2000 years. All ancient bronze coins currently in existence were dug up out of the ground. And when ancient bronzes are dug up, they usually look more like rocks than coins - they're partially fossilized and are in the process of turning back into the copper ore from which they came.
Cleaning ancient coins is a skill that few have the patience to master - I know I sure don't. It takes time to get off the stubborn encrustations, and it takes skill to know where the dirt ends and the coin's surface begins. Stripping away everything non-metallic from the surface will in all likelihood result in a ruined moonscape.
Perhaps your coin was merely used as "training" for an inexperienced coin cleaner.
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
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Valued Member
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Aaaahhh, I thought you meant that someone's been cleaning it at home. I mean, a real amateur who jjust wanted his coins to look nice.
But yeah, otherwise I would be sitting here with a hard rock. But unlucky me that I got a coin cleaned by a trainee..
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Posted 05/08/2011 8:31 pm
