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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 3356570, member: 56859&quot;]It looks like I was wrong in my ID-- I started with the wrong reverse.&nbsp; As you probably noticed, the reverse shows the emperor standing holding a globe, not Nike.&nbsp; So, the final link in my first post is incorrect.&nbsp; So sorry about that !&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie10" alt=":oops:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; Your reverse legend is going to be GLORIA ROMANORVM, although I can&#039;t quite discern the GLORIA part on your coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>AE4 is a modern term referring to size.&nbsp; We don&#039;t always know what these denominations were called in their time.&nbsp; AE1 = &gt;25mm diameter; AE2 = 21-25mm; AE3 = 17-25mm; AE4 &lt;17mm.</p><p><br /></p><p>What is the diameter of your coin?</p><p><br /></p><p>As for your other conclusions, Nicomedia is correct.&nbsp; I can&#039;t make out the exergual letters or figures after SMN on your coin but they would indicate the officina within that mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>With the reverse being the emperor standing right holding banner and globe, and the legend of GLORIA ROMANORVM, it is <a href="http://www.tesorillo.com/aes/043/043i.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.tesorillo.com/aes/043/043i.htm" rel="nofollow">Tesorillo&#039;s reverse #43</a>.&nbsp; The options for Emperor are Theodosius I, Arcadius, or Honorius.&nbsp; It&#039;s hard to make out the obverse legend in your photos but the legend does seem to be broken into two parts, so per that Tesorillo page that eliminates Arcadius.</p><p><br /></p><p>Looking closely at your coin and with some imagination I can make out [D]NTHEODO SIVSPFAVG.&nbsp; I can&#039;t make the Honorius legend fit.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, I think it is Theodosius I.</p><p><br /></p><p>Please, [USER=75937]@Roman Collector[/USER], [USER=44316]@Valentinian[/USER], or anyone who is more comfortable with LRBs... double-check my ID!</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s <a href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/numismatica_prados/241/product/theodosius__gloria_romanorvm_nicomedia_23_mm__571_gr/1037544/Default.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/numismatica_prados/241/product/theodosius__gloria_romanorvm_nicomedia_23_mm__571_gr/1037544/Default.aspx" rel="nofollow">one currently for sale on Vcoins</a>, and <a href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/numismatica_prados/241/product/theodosius__gloria_romanorvm_nicomedia_21_mm__473_gr/1081706/Default.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/numismatica_prados/241/product/theodosius__gloria_romanorvm_nicomedia_21_mm__473_gr/1081706/Default.aspx" rel="nofollow">another</a>, and a better example below is <a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=46434" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=46434" rel="nofollow">one from CNG&#039;s archives</a>:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cngcoins.com/photos/big/83354.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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