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Scott B4

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Coin ID Cleaned roman coins
« on: March 28, 2017, 01:12:53 pm »
HI, everyone

This is my first post to the forum. Hopefully someone here will be able to help me ID two Roman coin I brought uncleaned on ebay for practice. I've cleaned the coins to the best of my ability. I will be cleaning more in the future.
Thanks





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Re: Coin ID Cleaned roman coins
« Reply #1 on: March 28, 2017, 03:46:38 pm »
Please stick to one coin per post--it gets too confusing otherwise.  DiameterWeight if possible.  Take a look at the Rules and this will work more efficiently.

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Re: Coin ID Cleaned roman coins
« Reply #2 on: March 28, 2017, 05:09:32 pm »
My apologies.  I would like to know any information regarding the coin pictured first( moon and star)
20X20mm roughly and weighs 20g ( hope that's helpful )


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Re: Coin ID Cleaned roman coins
« Reply #3 on: March 28, 2017, 11:16:28 pm »
Scott B4,
   The top coin with the crescent and star is a roman provincial coin from Nicopolis as Istrum, one of the more prolific provincial mints.

Kurt

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Re: Coin ID Cleaned roman coins
« Reply #4 on: March 29, 2017, 09:15:30 am »
Thank you for your help. Any ideas about the other coin ? ( pictured back and front)   looking on the site, is it constantius ii ? I am really new to this.

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Re: Coin ID Cleaned roman coins
« Reply #5 on: March 30, 2017, 01:24:17 pm »
Scott,
   Constantius II is most likely.  I think I see IVS from around 3 o'clock.  The reverse is a GLORIA EXERCITVS with two soldiers and a single standard.  To get a complete ID you need to decipher the letters in the exergue (the bottom of the reverse.  These will indicate the mint.

BTW: the legends on your provincial coin are in Greek not Latin in case you didn't realize it.

Kurt

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Re: Coin ID Cleaned roman coins
« Reply #6 on: March 30, 2017, 01:31:27 pm »
Thanks again. If i get anymore coins I can't id , should i update this thread instead of making a new one ?

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Re: Coin ID Cleaned roman coins
« Reply #7 on: March 30, 2017, 01:49:30 pm »
One coin a thread, so any more coins, new threads please !

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Re: Coin ID Cleaned roman coins
« Reply #8 on: March 31, 2017, 01:45:00 pm »
Start a new thread for each individual coin.

 

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