Constantius II siliqua

[Marcus Aurelius]

I found this beautiful coin today and want to share it with you.Also i have one question.Every coin that i found online is Sirmium mint.I guess Nicomedia did not produced as much siliqua as Sirmium?Am i right about that?
3.15 gr
What a amazing feeling when it pop up

[Vincent]

Love your find and Nicomedia is indeed scarcer than say Arles, Lyons or Sirmium.
Constantius II AD 337-361, AR Siliqua Nicomedia AD 348
DN CONSTANTIVS PF AVG; Pearl diademed head r.
VOTIS / XXV / MVLTIS / XXX in wreath; In ex: SMN
RIC VIII 50

[curtislclay]

Vincent,

Typo, I think you meant RIC VIII 40 (R2, specimens in BM and Vienna), Cohen 340 (6 fr., citing SMN mintmark from Vienna coll.).

[timka]

 +++Oh..what a great find...so nice...and very rare...siliqua is a premier league of late roman coins:)

[siscia_avg]

Ok, am I only one who thinks it is modern fake?

[Marcus Aurelius]

Nope,you are the only amateur here
We can bet if you think that my coin is fake
Lets say 2000 e
Accept?

edit:2 pictures after washing and brushing with tooth brush

[Molinari]

Ok, am I only one who thinks it is modern fake?

What makes you think it is fake?

[siscia_avg]

I don't like wreath and especially object on top of wreath, everything is too good to be true. Although, I admit it looks better cleaned.

Check against recent auction of EF example http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1996108

[areich]

Nope,you are the only amateur here
We can bet if you think that my coin is fake
Lets say 2000 e
Accept?

edit:2 pictures after washing and brushing with tooth brush

Please keep the discussion friendly.

[Marcus Aurelius]

Nope,you are the only amateur here
We can bet if you think that my coin is fake
Lets say 2000 e
Accept?

edit:2 pictures after washing and brushing with tooth brush

Please keep the discussion friendly.

He accuse me that i am faker and you warn me?

[Marcus Aurelius]

I don't like wreath and especially object on top of wreath, everything is too good to be true. Although, I admit it looks better cleaned.

Check against recent auction of EF example http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1996108

So,if coin is sold at auction that makes it authentic?
Want me to show you some coins sold at famous European auction houses that have been tooled?

[Marcus Aurelius]

OK then
My attitude is aggressive and accusing me to LIE is not
I said that i dug that coin,right?If someone said that coin is a fake he call me a liar,right?And that is not aggressive?

Now i am sorry that i post this coin at first place,and thank you for ruin my perfect hunting day

[Molinari]

I can see why Marcus would be a little upset- he's sharing an impressive find that he is excited about and someone questions that it is a forgery, implying he is a lowlife.

[Robert_Brenchley]

I'd be upset too, especially given that no reason is provided beyond 'too good to be true'. If so, most of us must have our share of blatant fakes!

[Joe Sermarini]

I don't like wreath and especially object on top of wreath, everything is too good to be true. Although, I admit it looks better cleaned.

Check against recent auction of EF example http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1996108

Too good to be true is NEVER a good reason to give for a coin being fake. You must be specific about what exactly is better than you expect. What about the original genuine type is not normally this good? Excellent condition is not a valid indicator of a fake unless the type was struck with some alloy that precludes it. Your post makes no sense to me at all. Your link to the auction makes no sense to me at all. You want him to compare to that single example, why?

Also, if you are going to say a coin looks fake when someone has just posted, with obvious pride, that they just found it metal detecting, you should have some very solid reasons. It is not a nice thing to do.

[Marcus Aurelius]

Thank you very much Molinari,Robert Brenchley and Joe Sermarini

I hate when topic start to go in wrong direction

[Joe Sermarini]

I found this beautiful coin today and want to share it with you.Also i have one question.Every coin that i found online is Sirmium mint.I guess Nicomedia did not produced as much siliqua as Sirmium?Am i right about that?
3.15 gr
What a amazing feeling when it pop up

Great coin!

[siscia_avg]

I was talking about the coin as this is the coin discussion forum, not about the poster of course. I have my doubts, but should have kept silent.
Since this turned into personal before any other posts, I would not mind sharing my other thoughts via private messages if anyone else is interested in this matter. Pro or contra, of course.
I offer my sincere apologies to OP, and hope he will have many more finds like these.

[Marcus Aurelius]

Thank you Joe
What amaze me is that i found 5 roman Ae3 coins and one Lucius Verus denarius,all crusty and hard to recognize,but siliqua was so clean and beautiful.

[timka]

Hi!

It is amazing how many of us take for granted the coins that are out there in the auctions. Do we think the coins appeared there in some mysterious way? or may be got there right from the Ceasar's vault? No, we are all sitting in the comfort of our couches should be at least thankful to all those people who were out there in the fields, regardless was it hundreds years ago or just 2 days ago. Those people dig for solt of the earth, literally, so that we all have a privilege to buy it at some point of time later... and by the way, all those people keep the coins auctions alive and striving for hundreds of years already. 

With all respect to Marcus and his fascinating hobby!...great coin, a bit soft on obverse, but still really nice. I think it is in such good condition as it is high quality silver, and it must have avoided fertilizers/pesticides. Lucky coin!

Cheers,

Z.

[glebe]

Thank you Joe
What amaze me is that i found 5 roman Ae3 coins and one Lucius Verus denarius,all crusty and hard to recognize,but siliqua was so clean and beautiful.

So can we ask where these coins were found?

Ross G.

[Marcus Aurelius]

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