A pair of dug Roman Siliqua...

DinoUK

...a friend and his wife from the States dug these two Siliqua whilst hunting with me last week.

First is one of Arcadius as Constantine, I think.



Second out is one of Constantius II. I think.



I think I may have a scattered hoard in one of my fields. Good eh?

DesertRat

Zot

Way to go!!
Those coins have quite a bit of detail for being so tiny..



<< <i>I think I may have a scattered hoard in one of my fields. Good eh? >>


Insert Green with Envy-icon here!!

joefro

Wow that second coin looks great! I could actually read what it said if I could speek Greek or Roman or whatnot. Approximate age of these pieces?



Now get back out there and get some for yourself!

grip

WOW.Is all I can think of as of now.

DinoUK

<< <i>Wow that second coin looks great! I could actually read what it said if I could speek Greek or Roman or whatnot. Approximate age of these pieces?



Now get back out there and get some for yourself! >>



They date to about 350-450 AD...and yes, I need to get one or two now.

goldrush00013

Where's that drool icon at?

lordmarcovan

<< <i>I could actually read what it said if I could speek Greek or Roman or whatnot. >>

Latin. Roman coins had inscriptions in Latin, but they aren't always easy to read, even if you know a little Latin and the lettering is clear. They used a lot of strange abbreviations.

The thought of digging 1,600+ year-old coins blows my mind.