Got this from my grandfather and I cannot find anything like it online. Just wondering how i would go about seeing if its real or just a reproduction. Thanks for your time !
Welcome to CoinTalk! This is a bronze coin from the late Roman Imperial era (such coins are often abbreviated as "LRBs") and the type is a "fallen horseman", also sometimes called "Fel temps" because of the reverse legend. I see nothing about your coin that makes me think it is inauthentic. Here are you images after cropping, rotating, and adjusting a bit for ease of viewing: I'm not very good with this era of coins so I'll call upon a specialist in the type: @randygeki. Here are some links about the type: https://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/fh.html One of many CoinTalk threads showcasing the general type
Yeah, it's real. It's a neat coin, though not worth too much. It has the "rarer" reverse legend split R-E. Constantius II DN CONSTAN-TIVS PF AVG, PDC/ FEL TEMP R-EPARATIO, soldier standing left, spearing a fallen horseman bearded,reaching. CONS Theta[?] Might be RIC Constantinople 118 but there's not enough in the ex. (rev bottum) to tell Heres a few of mine:
