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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 99807, member: 57463&quot;]<b>Equal to Julius Caesar or Alexander</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Unless your room is the site of an ancient fort or one of the oldest known churches, then this is probably as common as you think it is.&nbsp; These Constantines are $1 junk coins, even when cleaned.&nbsp; If you are a real aficianado for the period, and you know the family history, have the books, put the maps up on your walls, read Julian the Apostate at bedtime, and all that, then fine.&nbsp; Otherwise, you are trying to breathe life into a numismatic corpse.</p><p><br /></p><p>In fact, I recommend that you do read the history of this period.&nbsp; See if there is anything compelling to you.&nbsp; Most of us find it a disappointing and downward slide.&nbsp; The eastern Roman empire does not recover until the time of Justinian and Belisarius.&nbsp; See here: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belisarius" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belisarius" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belisarius</a></p><p>However, I have met at least one collector who had a real passion for the late Roman empire, so enjoy your preferences.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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