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Offline kommodore_ss

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roman coin no 3
« on: May 16, 2015, 03:31:24 pm »
Hello
I need help with this one please.
16 mm and 1.8 grams
Thank you

Is it the SPES REIPVBLICE?
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Offline Akropolis

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Re: roman coin no 3
« Reply #1 on: May 16, 2015, 03:36:41 pm »
Looks like Constantius II.
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Re: roman coin no 3
« Reply #2 on: May 16, 2015, 03:42:29 pm »
Yes i think i can see NSTAN TIUS PF AVG
And the mint mark seems to be SMTSGamma
And the reverse lettering i think its starts with SPLS or SPES or something like that
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Re: roman coin no 3
« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2015, 03:47:45 pm »
SPES REI PVBLICE, I think you are right.

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Re: roman coin no 3
« Reply #4 on: May 16, 2015, 03:53:28 pm »
I think i found it,
It's this one?
Constantius II   DN CONSTAN-TIVS PF AVG   PDC   SPES REI-PVBLICE   SMTS gamma         Thessalonica   RIC VIII Thessalonica 213   c2   15-16 mm   355-361
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Re: roman coin no 3
« Reply #5 on: May 17, 2015, 02:55:44 am »
Quote from: kommodore_ss on May 16, 2015, 03:53:28 pm
I think i found it,
It's this one?
Constantius II   DN CONSTAN-TIVS PF AVG   PDC   SPES REI-PVBLICE   SMTS gamma         Thessalonica   RIC VIII Thessalonica 213   c2   15-16 mm   355-361
?

Bingo! You are officially an expert, welcome to the club ;D
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Re: roman coin no 3
« Reply #6 on: May 17, 2015, 06:06:46 am »
Thank you! :D
Does it matter that it has an axis rotation of around 90 degrees? is this rare? or occurs many times?
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