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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ikandiggit, post: 1045966, member: 16269&quot;]This probably isn&#039;t the way to do this (posting different coins all in one thread) but these are all from this weekend and if any in depth discussion is required, I&#039;ll start a new thread. </p><p><br /></p><p>These are all &quot;budget-priced&quot; coins but with interesting images/designs that I liked. (If I sniped any of these from anyone here......sorry.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />)</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m using the sellers&#039; pics and descriptions with may or may not be accurate. It&#039;ll be a week or two before I get them to examine them more closely.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also bought three auction items that normally I wouldn&#039;t touch but the sellers came highly recommended by a friend and these items will become a winter project (we have looooong winters here!)</p><p><br /></p><p>Any criticism, corrections, advice or information is gladly welcomed.</p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: blue"><br /></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: blue"><b>Roman Imperial bronze coin of Constans from 337 - 350 AD.</b></span></font></p><p><br /></p><p><b><font size="2"><span style="color: black">OBVERSE – DN CONSTANS PF AVG, diademed, draped &amp; cuirassed bust left holding globe </span></font><font size="2"><span style="color: black">REVERSE – FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier dragging young barbarian from hut tree</span></font></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: black">20.2 MM AND 3.49 GRAMS.&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="color: black">Sear 3976, RIC 103 </span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww201/ikandiggit/ancientcenten1a.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: blue"><b>Valens AE3</b></span></font></p><p><br /></p><p>FRONT/ DN VALEN-S PF AVG, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right. BACK/ GLORIA RO-MANORVM, emperor advancing right, holding labarum and dragging captive behind him. Mintmark: palm branch BSISC. Siscia Mint. Struck 364-367 AD. Ref: RIC IX Siscia 5b, type iii.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww201/ikandiggit/ancientval1a.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww201/ikandiggit/ancientval2a.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: blue"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: blue"><b>[FONT=&amp;quot]SILVERED <font size="3">Constantine I AE3</font>[/FONT]</b></span></p><p><br /></p><p>FRONT/ IMPCONSTANTINVS MAX AVG, helmeted, laureate &amp; cuirassed bust right. BACK/ VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP, two Victories standing facing one another, together holding shield inscribed VOT/PR in two lines on altar, PLN in ex. London Mint.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww201/ikandiggit/ancientconst2a.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww201/ikandiggit/ancientconst1a.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="1"><span style="color: blue"><br /></span></font></p><p><font size="1"><span style="color: blue"><b><b><font size="2"><b>Jovian AE3 &quot;Vows in wreath&quot;</b></font></b></b></span></font></p><p><font size="1"><span style="color: blue"><b><b><br /></b></b></span></font></p><p><font size="1"><span style="color: blue"><b><b></b></b></span></font>FRONT/ DN IOVIANVS PF AVG, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust left. BACK/ VOT V in wreath, &quot;I promise five good years.&quot; HERACB in ex. Heraclea mint. Struck 363 - 364 AD.</p><p>Ref: RIC VIII, 108 (s) Scarce, page 439 - LRBC #1912 - Sear &#039;88 #4036.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww201/ikandiggit/ancientjov1a.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww201/ikandiggit/ancientjov2a.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="1"><span style="color: blue"><b><b><font size="3"><b>Gordian III Antoninianus</b></font></b></b></span></font></p><p><font size="1"><span style="color: blue"><b><b><br /></b></b></span></font></p><p><font size="1"><span style="color: blue"><b><b></b></b></span></font>FRONT/ IMP GORDIANVSPIVS FEL AVG radiate bust right, cuirassed. BACK/ SAECVLI FELICITAS Gordian standing right holding a spear diagonally with a globe in the other hand.</p><p>Antioch Mint. Struck 242 - 244 AD. Ref: RIC IViii 216, page 216; Cohen 319, Large 23 mm.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww201/ikandiggit/ancientgord2a.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww201/ikandiggit/ancientgord1a.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3"></font><font size="3"><span style="color: blue"><b>Uncleaned Mixed and uncleaned Romans.</b></span></font><font size="3"></font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p>I know what I&#039;m in for.... Maybe one or two decent coins and the rest culls or slugs. A friend of mine has purchased several batches from these two sellers over the last couple of years and has pulled out a few beauties (don&#039;t ask me what they are, I can&#039;t remember), enough that he actually made his money back selling the ones he didn&#039;t want and still kept the best of the bunch.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ll post the cleaning process when I start on these (haven&#039;t received them yet).</p><p><br /></p><p>These cost me about $1 per coin:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww201/ikandiggit/ancientunclmxd1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww201/ikandiggit/ancientunclrome2a.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww201/ikandiggit/ancientunclrome1a.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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