Maybe my first genuine ancient coin. My previous three coins were fake so hope this one is real. Was in a cigar box with German coins.
You might want to ask a mod to move this thread to the Ancient Coins forum and you will get an answer quicker.
It's a late Roman bronze coin of the emperor Constans (337-350 AD), part of the pre-reform bronze coinage issued 337-348 AD. Reverse shows two Victories, and the mintmark is Siscia (modern Sisak, Croatia). The folks in the Ancient Coins forum can probably assign the correct RIC catalogue number- this isn't my specialty.
Looks like lead or some other base metal, not copper, in which case it would be a forgery. Barry Murphy
It looks real enough to me. The reverse (second pic) is upside down. This reverse is much like two girls playing badminton.
The images are off putting mainly because of the B and W. What is the actual color and if you can provide weight. Otherwise, I believe it may be real.
I have no intent on guessing real or fake from the poor photos but I will comment on Mat's $20 number. Such things are very much a matter on whether there is a buyer who wants that coin in that condition. I have one that I have not found a buyer for at half that price but that doesn't mean there isn't someone who was looking for this variation with the HR monogram and would be happy to pay even more. The coin is not nice enough to appeal to people who are seeking one and only one coin of Constans. I find it hilarious that black and white photos are so infrequently seen now that they just don't look right to most of us. Most of us shot black and white back when film was king and digital was pretty awful whether in color or not. I saw my first digital images in the late 1980's and really doubted it would ever amount to much. I did not buy Apple stock either so won't go down as one of the smart people of that decade. The Siscia mint issued the type in several series distinguished by little details like this HR monogram. The mint operated a series of workshops placing a Greek numeral (I believe mine is a B for shop 2 but am unsure of yours) before the SIS city mark. Assuming it is genuine, congratulations on you first ancient. If you decide to go further in the hobby, work on coin photography so you can get help more easily.
