coins i presume are roman found going through collection
cullenbryant
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weathers nasty here, so i started going through things. lot of this stuff is accumulated
from collections and flea market finds. i've bought a few lots of unsearched roman coin
on ebay and soaked them in olive oil but i'm sure these aren't from that.
any idea what time period i.e.. b.c, a.d.?
some of them i thought had descent detail.
from collections and flea market finds. i've bought a few lots of unsearched roman coin
on ebay and soaked them in olive oil but i'm sure these aren't from that.
any idea what time period i.e.. b.c, a.d.?
some of them i thought had descent detail.
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maybe some olive oil and qtip surgery can take off some of that green
what are we talking about here, ad 200-350? no idea here.
i wish some of them were b.c.
no dates, but i've always
heard to stay away from coins dated b.c.
Coin 1: small bronze of Constantine the Great or one of his relatives; looks like London mint (PLN mintmark) to me, which would date it to sometime between 300 and 325 AD.
Coin 2: bronze antoninianus of Tetricus I, usurper emperor based in France and Britain 271-274 AD. Looks like reverse type VICTORIA AVG, winged Victory walking left holding wreath and palm-branch (Sear#11254 or 11255).
Coin 3: what STLNATS said. Looks like year 3 (278 AD) to me, too.
Coin 4: follis of Maxentius, reverse type FIDES MILITVM, Fides (Faith) standing between two legionary standards.
Coin 5: what STLNATS said.
Coins like #1 and #2 are commonly found in Britain. Coin 3 is probably one of the most numerous ancient coins on the market. Overall, not a bad "Roman starter set".
Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, "Meditations"
Apparently I have been awarded one DPOTD.
<< <i>Overall, not a bad "Roman starter set" >>
and i could get used to collecting these and learning more.
probaby priced out of seriously nice ones.
but may try to track down some 1st century b.c and
first century a.d. coins.
that's the time in roman/jewish history i'm most interested in.
thanks for the info.