Graikos Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Hello. I was given a coin last night. A friend had it and didn't know what to do with it, so he just gave it to me. This is it: It is a late roman coin, either Constantius or Constans is depicted on the obverse. I used a book by Guido Bruck (Die spätrömische Kupferprägung) to id the coin type and I also had the Late Roman Bronze Coinage (British Museum) (from now on: LRBC) books nearby. It has a diameter of 16 cm and weighs about 1,28g. Now... I am not very skilled in id'ing ancient coins and I am unsure about what exactly I am doing. I hope someone can help me finish the process. From Bruck, I got the impression that it is either a Constans or Constantius with a reverse depicting double Victories with wreaths (page 80). Then I took a look at the bottom of the reverse and saw a line with the letters SMTSA under it. In the LRBC, I found out that SMSTA is the abbreviation for Thessalonica for Constans coins. On page 21 I lokated SMTSA, line over the letters and a symbol on top . I would say that I can even see the little symbol over the line on the coin, between the two Victories. So this would be a IV Period (341 - 346 A. D. ) coin of Constans. What bugs me is that I can read Constant[] on the obverse. Am I right? Or am I wrong? Thanks for reading through my post. Hopefully, someone can help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drusus Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 I believe your coin is Constantius II AE4 AD 324-361 "Two Victories" Thessalonica RIC VII 185 Constantius II AE4 AD 324-361 CONSTANTI-VS P F AVG , Diademed bust right, draped and cuirassed/ VICTORIAE DD AVGGQ NN - Two Victories standing and facing each other, each holding wreath and palm SMTS(delta) in ex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graikos Posted July 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 I believe your coin is Constantius II AE4 AD 324-361 "Two Victories" Thessalonica RIC VII 185 Constantius II AE4 AD 324-361 CONSTANTI-VS P F AVG , Diademed bust right, draped and cuirassed/ VICTORIAE DD AVGGQ NN - Two Victories standing and facing each other, each holding wreath and palm SMTS(delta) in ex Ah! I did not find this type for Constantius II. I probably didn't pay enough attention. I will take a look at LRBC tomorrow and maybe I can find it. Thank you very much, Drusus. I am glad that I got the period more or less right as well as Thessalonica. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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