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« Last post by geetar on Yesterday at 08:12:31 am »
Hi everyone,
I've built up a (small, inexpensive) coin collection. For each coin I buy, given that I don't have loads of knowledge yet, I always i) buy from specialist coin dealers, and ii) carry out some research beforehand, both of which will hopefully maximise my enjoyment of the coin, and minimise my chance of getting a dud (including fakes).
For this Ancient Roman coin, however, I bought it from a generalist antiques dealer (albeit one with lots of coins for sale), and didn't conduct any prior research. I happened to see it, like it, and it was only $12 so I reasoned that if something's wrong with it, I haven't lost much.
The coin is advertised as being of Constantius II, but no information was given other than that. The obverse looks fine, but I'm unsure about the reverse. I haven't been able to come across any designs of that kind, including from the reference pages on here. It looks sort of like a stylised bird, with a wreath around the 'head', but that's just what it looks like to me (and obviously the condition isn't great so I guess much of it could be worn away). Can anyone shed some light on this, confirm the type and whether it's genuine or not?
Thanks very much!