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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Gao, post: 676361, member: 19409&quot;]It&#039;s really hard to tell that much.&nbsp; I can tell you that they are both from the 4th century AD.&nbsp; The coin with the wreath on the back reads &quot;VOT XX MVLT XXX,&quot; and it commemorates the 20th year of the emperors reign, saying that he renews his vows to rule for a total of 30 years.&nbsp; This actually doesn&#039;t tell us as much as you&#039;d think, since they would often put arbitrary numbers on these that had little to do with how long an emperor actually ruled.&nbsp; For instance, there are coins of Julian II that commemorate completing his 10th year despite the fact that he only ruled 3 (one could argue up to 8 if you include his time as Caesar rather than just that of Augustus, but it still doesn&#039;t match the coins).&nbsp; It&#039;s probably one of Constantine&#039;s sons, though it could be a later emperor.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.tesorillo.com/aes/066/066i.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.tesorillo.com/aes/066/066i.htm" rel="nofollow">This site</a> states that that sort of legend was on coins anywhere from 347-383 AD, and you&#039;ll see which emperors it&#039;s known for on that page below.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the other coin, I can&#039;t really make out much of the reverse from this picture.&nbsp; Compare it to the reverses <a href="http://www.tesorillo.com/aes/_rev/index107i.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.tesorillo.com/aes/_rev/index107i.htm" rel="nofollow">here</a>, and see if it looks like any of those.&nbsp; If none of those resemble it, check the broader page <a href="http://www.tesorillo.com/aes/_rev/index1i.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.tesorillo.com/aes/_rev/index1i.htm" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>I hope that helps.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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