My first Roman coin

[Gregory M]

Hello to everybody,

I am very new in all that, and I wanted to start a collection of Roman coins. The thing is that as beginner I can't spend hundreds of euros in one coin, and I bought a pair of cheap ones. I readed as much as I could about fake coins and I feel like mine are not.

I would like to know your opinion about them.

The small coin is 1,4cm and the big 2,1cm.

For what I understood looking around this forum, they are Constantine 2 and Flavius Arcadius.

(Also, I don't know if I made a mistake publishing this post in this section.)


 And thank you all for the work you are doing here!

[quadrans]

Hi, Gregory,

 Welcome to this forum,

The rule, one coin per thread, and size and weight are necessary if you need our help.

"For what I understood looking around this forum, they are Constantine 2 and Flavius Arcadius."

yes, it is OK Constantine 2 and Arcadius, but the picture is not clear ..., your coin is authentic, not fake, but not the best condition...

 Regards

 Q.

[Gregory M]

Thank you very much for your answer!

And sorry for not posting correctly, won't happen again.

[quadrans]

 

 Q.

[SC]

Welcome.  I agree with the others - no concerns about authenticity.  Two honest late Roman coins.  You should be able to find lots of nicely priced coins.  Late roman bronze is especially good value. Finding one of each late Roman Emperor can be a good first direction for some.

While Arcadius was Flavius Arcadius, no one tends to refer to him with the Flavius as there was only the one Arcadius (unless of course you are listing full names).

I tried to delete the other post but couldn't fully delete it as I am not the moderator of this sub-forum.  Maybe someone else can.

SC

[Gregory M]

I will follow your advice about how to start the collection

I hope I won't be scammed with the future coins. It's sad that there are so many falsifications out there, it makes you being afraid of buying anything, and it's a big desillusion sometimes.

Thank you very much for the answer.


(I also was looking for how to delete the other post, I hope I didn't look stupid posting the same thing twice  )

[Jay GT4]

You're off to a great start.  I think we all started with Late Roman bronzes.

[G L]

Just an advice, don't buy more than 20 of these. It's hard even trading them for some goodies. I have like 500 of these just sitting in a box. There are good quality denarius, sestertius, dupondius etc out there and pretty cheap as well.

[PMah]

Welcome, Gregory!   Enjoy your coins! Read and learn about ancient coins and ancient civilizations!  Late Roman bronze coins are an interesting collecting area, and you can learn a lot without spending a lot.   Don't worry about "rarity " until you are very comfortable with your understanding of the coinage.  And have fun!