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6 minutes ago, Nerosmyfavorite68 said:

I'm guessing it's heavily corroded orichalcum.

I never collected the wives,so I'm not much of an expert there.

doesnt look corroded . it is fairly shiny like gold

recently acquired this one.  i know little to nothing about this type.

23.7 x 24.6 mm

7.0 grams

made of electrum? 

in really bad shape. but might have a few features left for partial identification.

26.5 mm

5.4 grams

22 minutes ago, Nerosmyfavorite68 said:

Ok, I understand; it's more of the thrill of the hunt for you.  I don't know if you've checked out vcoins.  I also dropped the tip about dirtyoldcoins.  I've heard that Holyland Coins are very popular at coin shows. They'd probably have some stuff in a budget.

Hmm, under that criteria, you might try the earlier Roman empire, like 1AD-150 AD.  Portraits were much more realistic and it's much easier to ID worn ones.  In general, by the mid 4th century, portraits were relatively generic.

I briefly dipped my toe back into 'uncleaneds', although it's pretty tough to get a real uncleaned nowadays.  'Uncleaned' now often means half-cleaned or a totally cleaned, pick bin coin.  Anyway, I ordered three of dirtyoldcoins provincial $7 offerings.  Although one has a bad case of bronze disease, the others weren't a bad deal at all.  Totally identifiable (the non bronze disease ones) and the Augustus Antioch 'As' actually wasn't bad. But like I said, I bet some will have bronze disease.  One was a fairly decrepit but large Trebonianus Gallus? Octassarion from Antioch, the other a relatively nice Augustus Antioch SC 'As', and the bronze disease one might well be a worse version of the Gallus. That's probably the best sub $10 deal that I know of.

90% of the $3 Holy Land 'uncleaneds' (not uncleaned) were identifiable, but probably 1/3 had bronze disease. They varied wildly from LRBs to Islamic coppers.

 

 

i have picked up a few from dirtyoldcoins that were very easy to ID. got a couple from vcoins that were good also. i do like to hit ebay up for the really cheap lots , but those are the hit and miss lottery style, a few have turned out identifiable and ok. i did pick up a handfull from a local pawn shop that deals in mainly US silver. luckily i havent gotten ahold of one that has had bronze disease yet.

1 minute ago, Roman Collector said:

No. It's very interesting because of this. I think so, anyway.

there are collectors out there that collect nothing but die breaks, cuds, errors, misprints, damaged, etc. to them, every coin is unique. me, i like the worn coins because it shows they were well used and after 1500+ years they have survived and that shows a lot of history. 

9 minutes ago, Nerosmyfavorite68 said:

I was going to guess 360's (although I don't collect late Roman bronzes).  Did Julian make any bust right AE3's?  The chin is kind of jutting, like a beard.

Are you getting these locally?  

Especially with LRB's, it's pretty difficult to peg down specific references or even specific emperors if the mintmarks and legends are gone.  Given that many of the LRB's are being sourced from the Balkans, I'd guess Siscia.

i just started collecting roman and greek bronzes. i pick these up whenever and wherever i can on the cheap. to me on these badly worn down ones, it is the thrill of the hunt to try to identify them or at least a general id. i prefer the greek bronzes especially macedonians. but i grab these LRB's up also.

was given a different opinion on another forum and this is what the reference was pointing to. maybe it is valens instead of constantinius?

i believe this might be another constantanius. can see the obverse image, but not able to make out any other details

47 minutes ago, Orange Julius said:

What’s the size and weight? That would narrow down the possibilities. It does look like Constantius II. If it’s small 17-16mm, it could be a SPES REIPVBLICAE reverse from the late 350s.

Here’s one of mine:

it is 14.5 mm and weighs 2.0 grams

i believe the obverse is constantine or constantinius. looks like soldier? on reverse, other than that it is fairly worn down. just looking for possible identification

maybe not variations, but subtypes of the same? 

1 hour ago, Ocatarinetabellatchitchix said:

On the reverse, you can see a captive being dragged by the hair, so maybe GLORIA ROMANORVM. On the obverse, you can read …….NVS PF AVG. Good luck in your research and have fun !

could it possibly be this one?

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces191187.html

or 

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces76033.html

is there enough features left for any identification ? or is it too far gone?

ok. found 2 different variations.  both are RIC VII 99 Siscia. 

my coin has the obverse image and total reverse of the top coin, but the obverse legend of the bottom coin.

my question now is, "Is there other variations of the same coin?"  

i am new at collecting roman and greek coins, i know very little about this era of coins. so i am just trying to put a portfolio/reference page together with the coin

i am collecting for my granddaughter. and  trying to catalog and reference all the coins into a portfolio so that when she gets old enough, she will know exactly what everything is. 

15 hours ago, dougsmit said:

While a sharper photo might help, given the possibilities from the known cataloged options, my best guess, and only a guess, is ASIS (first workshop from Siscia) for Constantine II Caesar.  An expert in the series might see something in the style that I miss (this is not my specialty by any means).  Someone who has handled 10,000 coins of this type has a great advantage over those who have 10.  

i think i found a coin very similar to mine, but where do i find out the information on it?

23 minutes ago, dougsmit said:

I see no helmet on your coin but attach a Constantine I with it.  These were issued from more than one mint and by more than one ruler.  I may be imagining that I see SIS on your coin (reverse bottom) which would make it from the Siscia mint like mine. The shield is inscribed VOT PR  (vows to the people of Rome).  I am less certain about whether your coin shows Constantine I Augustus or his son Constantine II whose legend would end with a C for Caesar.  In poor condition, ID is not easy.  

 

the obverse legend I can make out "CONSTANTI" and it does look like it ends with a "C"

on the reverse it looks like "IIS*S" where yours says "rSIS"

have this one almost figured out. 

Constantine I  

OBV: helmeted? bust right    LEGEND: Constantinvs AVG

REV: two victories with shield on altar  LEGEND: vict laetae princ perp

past this i am stumped. any help to ID the rest or correct my errors would be appreciated

4 minutes ago, CPK said:

If the top photo is the reverse, it almost looks like a standing figure of some kind with an object on the ground to the right. Do you have a diameter measurement and weight? That might help.

diameter 26 mm x 23.4 mm

weight 6.4 grams

top photo is reverse

yes it is fairly worn down and not much detail left. but hopefully someone might have some idea of what it is. 

i know it is fairly worn down, but might have enough features to be identified , at least partially.

i believe it might be Hadrian AD 117-138.  

any help to identify or at least point me in a direction to try and identify this coin would be greatly appreciated.

can i post up coins for identification.? most would be worn bad, but someone might be able to help . just want to make sure before i do this