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<p>[QUOTE="John Anthony, post: 2762580, member: 42773"]The Constantine II is a very common issue, yours is from the Trier, or as the Romans called it, Treveri mint. Nice coin, worth somewhere around $20. It has the virtue of a centered strike that captures the entire reverse legend and mint mark.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Julia Domna is an excellent example of the type - it looks authentic at first glance. Maybe you could give us the dimensions, weight and diameter? For some reason, a lot of these types have flan cracks. Was there something awry with the alloy or annealing during the run of these coins? I wouldn't expect to pay less than $50 for it on a good day, more like $75 at full retail. It has abundant detail and excellent surfaces.</p><p><br /></p><p>I know nothing about the half groat, so I'll let others comment on that.</p><p><br /></p><p>The last coin is a cull that appears to have bronze disease to boot. Market value = 0.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="John Anthony, post: 2762580, member: 42773"]The Constantine II is a very common issue, yours is from the Trier, or as the Romans called it, Treveri mint. Nice coin, worth somewhere around $20. It has the virtue of a centered strike that captures the entire reverse legend and mint mark. The Julia Domna is an excellent example of the type - it looks authentic at first glance. Maybe you could give us the dimensions, weight and diameter? For some reason, a lot of these types have flan cracks. Was there something awry with the alloy or annealing during the run of these coins? I wouldn't expect to pay less than $50 for it on a good day, more like $75 at full retail. It has abundant detail and excellent surfaces. I know nothing about the half groat, so I'll let others comment on that. The last coin is a cull that appears to have bronze disease to boot. Market value = 0.[/QUOTE]
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