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<p>[QUOTE="ambr0zie, post: 8227668, member: 80952"]Left - I cannot distinguish anything on the obverse but the reverse is a fallen horseman type. Many rulers from Constantinian dynasty issues these. You can read about this popular type of coins on this page, written by [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] </p><p><a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/fh.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/fh.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/fh.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Right - a Gloria Exercitus type (another popular coin). </p><p>Mint is Siscia (visible in the exergue of the reverse) but I cannot distinguish the obverse legend. The ruler could be Constantine I or Constantius II but the similarity in name doesn't help when the legend is not clear.</p><p>You can download the Excel file for these coins from here </p><p><a href="http://www.catbikes.ch/coinstuff/coins-ric.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.catbikes.ch/coinstuff/coins-ric.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.catbikes.ch/coinstuff/coins-ric.htm</a></p><p>There is a distinct category of Gloria Exercitus coins and perhaps with the coin in hand you can narrow it down.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ambr0zie, post: 8227668, member: 80952"]Left - I cannot distinguish anything on the obverse but the reverse is a fallen horseman type. Many rulers from Constantinian dynasty issues these. You can read about this popular type of coins on this page, written by [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] [URL]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/fh.html[/URL] Right - a Gloria Exercitus type (another popular coin). Mint is Siscia (visible in the exergue of the reverse) but I cannot distinguish the obverse legend. The ruler could be Constantine I or Constantius II but the similarity in name doesn't help when the legend is not clear. You can download the Excel file for these coins from here [URL]http://www.catbikes.ch/coinstuff/coins-ric.htm[/URL] There is a distinct category of Gloria Exercitus coins and perhaps with the coin in hand you can narrow it down.[/QUOTE]
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