This quiz is not intended to be easy. Its creator will be disappointed if very many people get every question right (or miss them all either). The quiz is intended to test coin identification and abstract thinking skills more than skill in using Search Engines. Still, you are perfectly free to use search engines like Google, Bing or other resources that may seem desirable. The prize of satisfaction should be greater than the award of the blue ribbon. Each group of questions references the coins in the photo above that series of questions. Some questions are easier than others. If you feel my coins are less than perfectly clear specimens, you might wish to clarify a reading by researching matching coins on acsearch.info, wildwinds.com, vcoins.com or other sites of your choice. It will not be necessary to read every letter on every coin to answer the questions but it would help if you identified as many of the coins as completely as possible before trying to answer some of the questions. Coins in the individual photos are only approximatly to scale within that image. There is absolutely no relationship in the scales between different photos. Questions that were good in 1990 have been rendered useless by the advent of the Search Engine. Questions now need to be Google/Bing-proof but still capable of distinguishing the students who understand the material from the clueless with computer skills. Answering the questions on this page will be greatly assisted by the use of search engines but I hope you will not find (or post) a site with the answers. Looking for the Answers? I did not post a key. Members of the discussion groups at Forvm can Private Message me (dougsmit) with questions but I will not give answers in public postings. The idea of this quiz is to give an opportunity to have fun and learn a thing or two not to get a grade of A+. I offer no prizes for 'winners' but would be interested in hearing from those who think they beat the quiz and have a question to add to the challenge at the bottom of this page. Obviously I would enjoy hearing from anyone who finds an error on this (or any) page. Please: Have Fun! |
Question Group One - Constantine and his Sons:
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Question Group Two - Enemies of Rome:
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Question Group Three - Is it Real?:
Clarification: The answer to question 3-2 is not a 'pair' with a coin already shown in Group Two but refers to a different enemy. |
Question Group Four -Denominations and Values:
Note: While both sides of the coins are shown, for the purpose of the questions requiring counting or value, both sides should be considered as one coin.
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Question Group Five - Mostly Mints:
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Question Group Six - Numbers:
We all know Roman numerals but the Romans did not always use Roman numerals for every purpose. All five of these coins have in common the same number. That same number is expressed in a different way on each of the five coins.
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Optional Challenge:
So, you answered all of my questions with no trouble? Consider, then my challenge: Write and answer one additional question using any image or images provided above. For this purpose, a question is will be considered to be better if it tests thinking skills or application of facts rather than simple regurgitation of data. The most difficult question is not necessarily the best. Questions that were good in 1990 have been rendered useless by the advent of the Search Engine. Questions now need to be Google/Bing-proof but still capable of distinguishing the students who understand the material from the clueless with computer skills. Answering the questions on this page will be greatly assisted by the use of search engines but I hope you will not find (or post) a site with the answers. Looking for the Answers? I did not post a key. Members of the discussion groups at Forvm can Private Message me with questions but I will not give answers to requests in public postings. The idea of this quiz is to give an opportunity to have fun and learn a thing or two not to get a grade of A+. I offer no prizes for 'winners' but would be interested in hearing from those who think they beat the quiz and have a question to add to the challenge. |
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