I once won a small lot of tetrarchic-era nummi in an online auction. When I received the coins, I discovered that they had all been covered with...
It can't be Constantius I, though. He was long dead by 347-8 A.D., when this coin was minted.
It looks like Constantius II, but with a blundered legend. Maybe it's just the photo, but I"m pretty sure I can see CONSTANTI-VN P F AVG.
I don't think there is much to clean on that coin. It's worn and covered with a very thick patina, but I don't see any dirt or encrustation. You...
Wow. What a great site. Thanks, Evan8!
Can you tell us how you went about researching this coin? Were there some good online sites or did you hit the library? Or both?
Jumping ahead a few years, here's my bull coin: [IMG] Julian II ('the Apostate") Caesar, A.D. 355-361 Augustus, A.D. 361-363 (Bronze) AE1 Antioch...
Aah! Got it. Thanks for your help.
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