roman coin??

anyone tell me if this coin is actual a coin around what it says 306-377 AD and if so whats the worth of such a coin thanks,

 

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It's very real and around 330-350 AD.

value about $2 to $15

 

Could you get a better image of the reverse? Its much more identifiable than such a general date.

 

this the best i can get it.

 

Sorry , Was in a hurry, I have to get up at 5:00 am for work

 

The mintmark in the exergue appears to be R* something. Can you make out a letter to the right of the star at the bottom? It should be a P, S, T, or Q.

In any case, it dates from 336-337 AD.

 

well i checked w/ the mag. glass and cant see anything to the right of the R*. most likely warn away. thanks for the info. not knowing much about coins, i was suprised to here the little value of this 1,600 yr old coin. ive got alot to learn for sure it seems. thanks to you folks im learning some. thanks again.

 

Old doesn't always equal rare or valuable. The Romans minted a lot of coins, and by a lot, I mean A LOT...especially these little copper buggers. Most of them are from around the time of Constantine I or later.

 

If it has an R* (another letter) then it was minted in Rome. Its probably:

Constantine I
Obv. CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG
Rev. GLORIA EXERCITVS
R star P Rome
RIC VII Rome 363
r4

Or something close to that.

 

This coin has two banners on the reverse, so it was issued prior to 335 A.D., because that was the year the number of nummi to a pound was raised to 192. After 335, these coin's only had one banner since the flans were smaller.


This coin is not Constantine, but his son Constantine II. The obverse legend is CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C. This coin is RIC VII Rome 364.

 

sorry, I just took it on faith that it was constantine I as I cannot read the obverse inscription. Small photo and bad eyes...or just lazy Thanks Victor.

 

so does this this coin is older or newer then i thought? i had a very vage date from 307 ad w/ it saying constantine. either way i was suprised of having it and w/ so little value, but i still think its cool having. thanks

 

I was wrong about the date of the two standards for Rome or RIC is off with the date, but this issue is dated to A.D. 335-6 in volume VII.


Of course, the change in weight which began in A.D.335 would have taken a while for all the mints to institute, so a date of late 335 or even possibly as late as early in 336 is entirely possible.