Hello, I have no knowledge on old roman type of coins.. Is this coin real or fake? Any help would be appreciated.
Real bronze coin of Constantine with a Two Victories reverse. VERY overcleaned and of little monetary value, though. Its only value is historical -- you can hold it in your hand and say to yourself and to others, "This thing is 1700 years old!"
I don't understand the pictures. Has this coin been sanded down to bright metal and then colored with a Sharpie marker?? It's a late Roman bronze of Constantine I. They are very abundant. It's hard to say whether it is authentic but it probably is. As for value-- not much at all but collecting ancient coins more than just what a given coin is worth .
Ifnu dont mind me asking, how could you tell its authentic even tho it's cleaned? I thought it was fake coin from that wish china made.
I would guess that the coin had only some of its patina removed (sanded or rubbed on concrete sidewalk). The sanded parts reflected. The other parts are like my coin pics where the brown turned blue. PS - this is a brown coin, but blue due to my photo skills
Here's a similar example, without the patina filed off: Constantine I ("the Great"), A.D. 307-337 Bronze nummis Siscia mint, A.D. 318-319 RIC 53 Obv: IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG Rev: VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP - Two Victories, facing each other, holding shield inscribed VOT/PR over altar BSIS in exergue 19 x 17 mm, 3.3 g. Your coin is from a different mint, but the time period is the same.
