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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 850370, member: 19463"]I believe the first is Constans from Thessalonika mint and the other two are Constantius II. If the photo were better the third would be identifiable more completely but the photo shot at an angle put the fuzziest part at the bottom where the mintmark is. </p><p> </p><p>I see no reason to doubt the aunthenticity of any of them. They are probably the three most common types of late Roman coins and sell for very little unless in really nice condition. Yours represent the first three of my 12 types listed as most common in a page I did for the Ancient Coins for Education group that supplies coins for use in Latin classes. If you intend to continue in the collecting path you have started you might want to be on the lookout for the other 9 of my 12. Of course there are a million other coins out there to be collected but the 12 do represent some of the most frequently seen ones.</p><p><a href="http://dougsmith.ancients.info/uncleaned.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://dougsmith.ancients.info/uncleaned.html" rel="nofollow">http://dougsmith.ancients.info/uncleaned.html</a></p><p> </p><p>Your second one's reverse is not very nice at all but the other two being fully identifiable might be $10 apiece. It is unfortunate but true that sometimes a coin will sell for more uncleaned and unidentified because people buy them like lottery tickets in the hope of getting something rare and valuable. When identified as a common item, the value drops because most collectors already have similar coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 850370, member: 19463"]I believe the first is Constans from Thessalonika mint and the other two are Constantius II. If the photo were better the third would be identifiable more completely but the photo shot at an angle put the fuzziest part at the bottom where the mintmark is. I see no reason to doubt the aunthenticity of any of them. They are probably the three most common types of late Roman coins and sell for very little unless in really nice condition. Yours represent the first three of my 12 types listed as most common in a page I did for the Ancient Coins for Education group that supplies coins for use in Latin classes. If you intend to continue in the collecting path you have started you might want to be on the lookout for the other 9 of my 12. Of course there are a million other coins out there to be collected but the 12 do represent some of the most frequently seen ones. [URL]http://dougsmith.ancients.info/uncleaned.html[/URL] Your second one's reverse is not very nice at all but the other two being fully identifiable might be $10 apiece. It is unfortunate but true that sometimes a coin will sell for more uncleaned and unidentified because people buy them like lottery tickets in the hope of getting something rare and valuable. When identified as a common item, the value drops because most collectors already have similar coins.[/QUOTE]
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