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Numismatic and History Discussion Forums => Roman Coins Discussion Forum => Topic started by: Ting YU C on April 06, 2021, 07:43:44 am

Title: What's the name of this emperor
Post by: Ting YU C on April 06, 2021, 07:43:44 am

Is there any way to make the coin clearer?
In addition to the use of chemicals 

Title: Re: What's the name of this emperor
Post by: shanxi on April 06, 2021, 08:24:19 am

Obverse legend seems to be ... FL IVL CO....

Therefore Constantius II or Constans. Specialists may be able to classify this better.

Quote from: Ting YU C on April 06, 2021, 07:43:44 am

Is there any way to make the coin clearer?
In addition to the use of chemicals  

The "in addition" is the problem. It looks like the coin was almost completely ruined by the use of chemicals.

Title: Re: What's the name of this emperor
Post by: SC on April 07, 2021, 09:41:27 am

I agree.  If you are doing the cleaning it would be worth spending some time reading through the dozens (hundresd?) of useful messages in the uncleaned thread.  There are many ways better than chemical cleaning for this kind of coin.

Once it has undergone this kind of chemical treatment there is literally nothing that can be done to help it.

SC

Title: Re: What's the name of this emperor
Post by: Lech Stępniewski on April 07, 2021, 11:02:06 am

Probably Constantius II

FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C

Maybe from Thessalonica - but this is only a quick guess.