Luke Sumner

I also have little knowledge of coin of the Byzantine empire, but this does seem to remind me of a coin of John II or a later Byzantine emperor , but the image of two people is common on Byzantine coins and it could be any emperor for all i know. Unfortunately due to the lack of defined detail and only having a one side with visible detail, i am not able to help you any further, but will keep a look out for some more accurate information. Hopefully someone more educated in the coinage of the Byzantine empire will be able to help you.

Here is a page on the type:

 

http://www.tesorillo.com/aes/152/152i.htm

 

Ruler is Constantine I "The Great", minted 324-329 AD.

 

The reverse is commonly called a "Camp-Gate". They are generally assumed to be the familiar sight of the forward gate of a fortified city in the provinces; the legend PROVIDENTIAE AVGG means "Foresight of the Augustus." E.g. Look, this dude put this gate on your city to keep you safe from Barbarians.

 

Mintmark is SMN-Epsilon, for Nikopolis, now in Bulgaria. Epsilon means the 5th officina (workshop) in that mint.

 

It's in very nice condition but also very common. I would expect to see it sell for around $15-20.

Thanks for this information.

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http://www.ebay.com/itm/152114886699

I saw the on eBay I was wondering if they are genuine ancient roman coins, they seem very cheap in price if so and was wondering if any experts could help. Thanks!