New member saying hi with a question.

eben80

Hi all,

This is my first post on here and just wanted get your opinions. My brother-in-law and I do some metal-detecting in Slovakia when I visit there and I collect ZAR coins myself. We have unearthed the coins below and I was hoping someone could confirm my identification of them and also tell me if they are collectable at all as well as how common they are.

Thanks in advance and hopefully I can bring you some new samples soon

Eben

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Some Constantius II coin

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1611 Sigismund III of Poland 1 Grosser

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1616 Sigismund III of Poland 3 Polker

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1693 Leopold I Austro-Hungarian Empire 3 Pfennig

OchoReales

Although the coins are not within my realm of knowlege, let me be the first to offer you a WARM welcome!

7Jaguars

First looks to be an AE3 Constantius II with Fel Temp Reparation rev.(return of the good times!). Others out of my area. The Fel Temp reverse was also used by other 4th C. emperors so just an educated guess on who is shown on the obverse.

eben80

Thank you for the warm welcome
The first coin is definitely a Constantius II the best identifying factor for me is the 2 tassels behind his head which seem to be common on his designs(especially the way they stand in that one). One thing I haven't seen on any other of the horseman spearing barbarian coins is that "skirt" design of the horseman so I don't know which mint it is from yet.

Anyone else have any knowledge of the other coins?

DCH

IDs are correct on the other 3.
Krause now lists the last one under German States - Silesia, Brieg mint KM#594(was Austria KM#1365/#170).

7Jaguars

Eben, the "tassles" are the tie to the pearl diadem which was worn by nearly all the mid-fourth century emperors (eg Constans, Julian, etc.) and the warrior is in typical garb for the time and common to many mints.

JimK

and enjoy!
Jim

eben80

Thanks Jim,

I was looking at THIS page to try and identify the exact type but I cannot match the gard exactly with any of those designs.

DCH, I'm as much of a novice as you will get so I don't exactly know what you mean. Is Krause a catalogue?

wybrit

Not in my area either, but welcome to the forum.

JimK

<< <i>Thanks Jim,

I was looking at THIS page to try and identify the exact type but I cannot match the gard exactly with any of those designs.

DCH, I'm as much of a novice as you will get so I don't exactly know what you mean. Is Krause a catalogue? >>



Hi Eben,
Try this page since you have the coin in hand it may be easier for you to attribute.
Hope this helps,
Jim

eben80

hmmm The diadem tie and the gard still doesn't match any of those but thank you for the link.

TwoKopeiki

Welcome, Eben, to our small Darkside family!

Hussulo

Welcome to the forum Eben.

ProofArtworkonCircs

Welcome!