*Ancients Giveaway!* For New Ancient Collectors in 2018

Nice! Here's mine, a former Steve_x coin:


Faustina the Younger, Rome, AD 128-175
AE, 31mm, 23.72g; Rome mint
Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA; draped bust right wearing circlet of pearls
Rev: IVNONI REGINAE S-C; Juno, veiled, standing left, holding patera & scepter; peacock standing left at feet, head reverted

 

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I'm super excited to see what else there is! I honestly can't remember exactly what it was I sent haha! I'm so happy that you two are enjoying them!

 

It was cool, when we were reading about Faustina II, we realized that we now have a husband/wife pair

Faustina II


and
Marcus Aurelius

 

Wow @furryfrog02, seeing that sestertius I can imagine Jr.'s feelings
Great giveaway @Justin Lee !

Although I started collecting ancients in september, I didn't enter the giveaway thing, because that was in 1978
And I live in Europe

Great gesture !
Q

 

I woke up and came downstairs this morning and FFIVN was already hard at work on his next coin. He wanted to get one done before heading out to church with his mom.
He picked a tough one too. He had it narrowed down to Constantine I based off the obverse but was stuck on the reverse. I helped him a bit but we weren't able to make a full ID.

We believe it to be:
Constantine I, AE follis
IMP CONSTANTINVS PI IN AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust right
SOLI INVICTO COMITI, Sol standing left, holding globe


The green patina is really nice. The obverse has more details than the picture shows. On the reverse, we can make out a possible "F" on the right of Sol but can't make out what is on the left. Nor can we figure out the mintmark.

Looking at @Justin Lee 's identification, it shows that perhaps there is a "V" to the left and possible mintmark of PLN. We just couldn't make it out. Still, a fun coin to look up! We don't have anything with a patina like it in our little collection yet.

 

We were able to ID the last two remaining coins after dinner

Constans
Obv: CONSTANS-PF AVG, rosette diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right
Rev: VICTORIAE DD AVGGQ NN, Two Victories facing each other, each holding wreaths and palm branches. Upright palm branch in center
Mintmark SMTSB.


Constantius II
CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, rosette diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right
two Victories facing each other holding wreaths.
Mintmark: Unidentified by my son and I


I gotta say, I'm a big fan of these Victory's. I have pulled a few out of my uncleaned coins. I know they are fairly common but I really like them

One last shout out to @Justin Lee for the contest and great coins
FFIVN and I have had a blast!