help with 2 ancient coins

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  1. 712

    712 Constatutionalist, U.S.N. Viet Nam vet 66'

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  3. chrsmat71

    chrsmat71 I LIKE TURTLES!

    both 4th century roman coins, the first is constans from the sisicia mint, obverse pic is upside down..two victories with palm leaf between...the SIS below is the siscia mint mark.

    2nd is a Constantinople city commemorative, roma obverse and victory with shield on prow reverse, thessalonica mint (mint mark is SMTS ?).
     
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  4. jcm

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    First looks like Constantine 2, Concordia Avgg reverse. 2nd looks like a Constantinopolis commemorative, victory reverse.
     
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  5. jcm

    jcm Active Member

    2ns is Thessalonika mint - SMTS.
     
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  6. 712

    712 Constatutionalist, U.S.N. Viet Nam vet 66'

    thanks chrsmat71, my eyes are going in circles trying to research myself
     
  7. no name2015

    no name2015 New Member

    the first is a ae3 of constantius ii 337-361, 2 victories facing each other. The second one is a ae3 of Constantine, 306-337 a Constantinople city commemorative.
     
  8. Ancientnoob

    Ancientnoob Money Changer

    @no name2015 Chrsmat beat you too it. What are you doing?
     
  9. dougsmit

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    Sadly, there is a lot of bad information above. Constans is correct not either of his brothers named by others. Siscia and Thessalonica are correct as are two victories and victory. There is no Concordia here.
     
  10. dougsmit

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    You might enjoy looking at coin types #3 and #5 on my page:
    http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/uncleaned.html

    The other matter is that these coins have been raped by horridly harsh cleaning. There appears to be remaining corrosion that may be active (hard to tell in the photo) but it makes no difference because the postage on the chemicals needed to neutralize them would be more than the coins are worth in this condition. Do not buy coins with soft, powdery green corrosion that flakes off easily. If yours are hard and stable, there is nothing that will really improve the coins but they will not get worse.

    We have to ask if you bought these coins from a seller in this condition or if these were uncleaned and treated harshly by you?
     
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