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Recent Change MAchine Find - I finally find something old - an ancient

MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 40,241 ✭✭✭✭✭
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It was on the floor next to the change machine. I knew right away it was Roman, but not anything else.


Thanks to LordMarcovan and Sapyx on the world & ancients for identification help.

4th Century AD
Constantine (I) the Great "campgate" follis
the mintmark is SMTS - Thessalonica mint


I think this is going stand as the oldest change machine coin for a long time.

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    metalmeistermetalmeister Posts: 4,633 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Try the darkside forumimage
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    MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 40,241 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I know, but I'm a US collector and a lot of people on here are "change/coinstar machine checkers."


    Just celebrating the find with them.

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    zap1111zap1111 Posts: 1,298 ✭✭
    That's a crazy find! Wow...
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    bronzematbronzemat Posts: 2,706 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very interesting find.
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    coinandcurrency242coinandcurrency242 Posts: 1,993 ✭✭✭✭
    Thats insane! Someone really tried to spend it? I'm sure it was a kid who went into dads office and went through the drawers image

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    keyman64keyman64 Posts: 15,650 ✭✭✭✭✭
    WOW, that's crazy! Congrats.
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    Not really looking for much these days but if I were, it might be a toner. :smile:
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    Dennis88Dennis88 Posts: 5,797 ✭✭✭
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    Tdec1000Tdec1000 Posts: 3,852 ✭✭✭
    The oldest find so far I have ever seem from a coinstar!!!! You suck light is in order here!
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    JRoccoJRocco Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That is a major congrats and an out of this world kind of find.
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    Some coins are just plain "Interesting"
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    pontiacinfpontiacinf Posts: 8,915 ✭✭


    << <i>image
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    It was on the floor next to the change machine. I knew right away it was Roman, but not anything else.


    Thanks to LordMarcovan and Sapyx on the world & ancients for identification help.

    4th Century AD
    Constantine (I) the Great "campgate" follis
    the mintmark is SMTS - Thessalonica mint

    its a floor find, not a machine find, but wicked old n cool
    I think this is going stand as the oldest change machine coin for a long time. >>

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    MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 40,241 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>What is it worth, how rare is it, what composition is it, etc etc? >>



    LordMarcovan said they aren't rare, and it's maybe worth $5

    it's a bronze.
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    PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 47,825 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That is a really neat and a very strange find.

    Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
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