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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Gavin Richardson, post: 2822389, member: 83956&quot;]Welcome to ancients. If you haven&#039;t followed up on randygeki&#039;s clue above for coin #1, click here if you want a likely candidate: <a href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/ancient_imports/8/product/maximianus_198_follis__genius/676588/Default.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/ancient_imports/8/product/maximianus_198_follis__genius/676588/Default.aspx" rel="nofollow">https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/ancient_imports/8/product/maximianus_198_follis__genius/676588/Default.aspx</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Part of the challenge of identification is figuring out when the &quot;name&quot; part starts on the obverse legend. As you begin, you&#039;ll probably want to make sure that you collect coins with visible legends. You&#039;ll soon learn to ignore the &quot;IMP&quot; or &quot;DN&quot; abbreviations that often precede name legends.</p><p><br /></p><p>As far as authenticity goes, I&#039;m not sure why people are doubting the top coin. But I&nbsp; have been spectacularly wrong before. I just see it as a genuine follis in bad shape. And why would a faker bother to fake a $5 junk box coin? But I know that this logic has its limits, and that everything gets faked these days. But I don&#039;t see any reason to doubt the top coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a good, but possibly overwhelming, guide to Roman coin attribution: <a href="http://romancoin.info/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://romancoin.info/" rel="nofollow">http://romancoin.info/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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