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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;groundhog37, post: 397108, member: 15195&quot;]Hi All</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>This is my first post , so I hope I push all the buttons in the right order<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The first Roman coin I ever found with a detector was a Gloria Exercitvs reverse type , so they have a special place in my heart !</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The SMNA in exergue indicates it was minted in <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Nicomedia" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Nicomedia" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #0000ff">Nicomedia</span></a> (now Izmit, in Turkey) .</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Really nice condition it is too:thumb:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>BTW. I think you&#039;re right about the Gloria Romanorvm being Valens . Although that reverse was used under a lot of Valentinianic period emperors , in my humble opinion, the spacing&nbsp; of the lettering to the left of the the head looks right for Valens. </p><p>Cheers </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Tony[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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