I find late Roman AE interesting and ancient imitations interesting. You can confirm this by recalling I have web sites on them: On late Roman: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/ricix/ On imitations: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/imit/ I recently got this large AE1: Valentinian, 364-375. AE1. Large 28 mm and 10.36 grams. DN VALENTINI-ANVS PF AVG RESTITVTO[R] - [RE]IPVBLICAE Emperor standing, head right, holding standard and Victory on globe BSIRM Prototype: RIC IX Sirmium 3 "R3" "25 Feb. 364 - end 364" (i.e. From the beginning of the reign until the mint closed.) If it were an original Valentinian AE1 it would be very rare and desirable. However, its slightly crude lettering and style show it is an imitation. Oddly, it is a tiny bit larger in diameter and 2 grams heavier than most originals, which makes it quite impressive in hand. So, as an ancient imitation is is very rare and desirable. I'm excited! Show us any ancient imitations you have!
Cool, that could almost pass for an official coin. Here's my Constantine imitative- the blundered legend and crude style make its unofficial status obvious:
That's cool. I found something similar in a bulk lot: Barbarous imitation of Constantine Two Victories or perhaps GLORIA EXERCITVS billon centenionalis 3.07 g, 18.0 mm, 11 h I know @Victor_Clark has a web page devoted to this sort of thing. Perhaps he'll be so kind as to drop in and comment about our two coins.
Here is an official coin of the OP type, but from a different mint. It is 27 mm, 1 mm smaller in diameter, and 9.78 grams, a bit lighter. Usually imitations are smaller than originals, but not the OP imitation. Remarkable! Note how the legend from 10:00 to 2:00 (TOR - REI) is complete on the original here and not on the imitation. Mintmark: SMHB RIC Heraclea 2 I put it on my site about ancient imitations: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/imit/ at the page on imitations from Valentinian and later: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/imit/imitRICIX.html#AE1
View attachment 736791 Um. No. That is the Evil Jack-in-the-Box of Doom... RR C Curiatius f Trigeminus 135 BCE Æ quadrans 18 mm 4.8g Rome Hd Hercules lionskin 3 plts - CCVR F ROMA prow Victory wreath 3 plts Cr 240-4a; Syd460b
