I need some help attributing this coin that I got today from Ebay. It is likely a Roman coin, but I sadly know very little about ancient coinage. Hopefully it is attributable! Here are the photos:
Was is an extra gift coin? Like a thank you coin for winning the sellers item? Maybe you can message the seller to give you the identification?
It was a coin I bought, as I am attempting to build an inventory of ancients. I am unsure if the seller would know what it is exactly, but he does specialize in ancient coins, so I could always ask him.
It's Licinius I...minted A.D. 317- 320 IMP LICINIVS AVG Bust of Licinius, laureate, draped, left, holding scepter in right hand and mappa in left hand IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG Jupiter, nude, chlamys draped across left shoulder, standing left, holding Victory on globe in right hand and scepter in left hand it looks like a wreath in the left field of the reverse; there should be a mark (workshop) in the left. I can't make out the mintmark; which is located in the exergue. here is a clearer example similar to yours for comparison--
I dearly thank you for that! The coin pictured is one of just 6 ancients I have, 4 of which can be barely attributable. These are the days that I have high praise for ancient coin collectors. There are so many different types of them, and unlike U.S. or world coins, many that I have seen do not have dates. Keep up the great work, Victor!
Hey…. @The Half Dime if I can suggest a good place for a newbie to get a feel for ancients it would be augustuscoins.com. The site is run by a member here @Valentinian and he generally will give enough info with the coins he sells that you can fill in any missing attributions. He also has what I think are pretty good prices on coins as well as books for sale and a TON of educational information. If you want to spend some time here on the dark side it’s a great place to start. There’s also a new to ancients thread way back in the archive. I’ll see if I can find it and post it later.
Warren has a great site; but for a novice ID'er it will be practically useless. The best site for a beginner to try and ID worn Late Roman bronze coins is-- https://www.tesorillo.com/aes/home.htm this is an online version of Guido Bruck's Die Spätrömische Kupferprägung: Ein Bestimmungsbuch Für Schlecht Erhaltene Münzen. The title even translates to "Late Roman Bronze Coinage: An attribution guide for poorly preserved coins" You can look up coins by types of reverses https://www.tesorillo.com/aes/_rev/index1i.htm and you can see that #23 is pretty similar and then go to this page-- https://www.tesorillo.com/aes/_rev/index123.htm still a bit of work for a new collector; but much better than randomly looking through a website.
@Victor_Clark totally my fault for not being clearer in what I meant…. Warren has good info on most of the coins he sells. It wasn’t my intention to say his site was good for attribution of an unknown coin. Once I get my laptop out tonight the site you gave is getting bookmarked, that seems like an amazing resource.
