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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Codera, post: 3514485, member: 70631&quot;]It&#039;s been a while since I&#039;ve collected ancient coins but I was finally able to get a few Roman coins recently that I think are quite beautiful to look at! </p><p><br /></p><p>The first piece is a silver denarius from the reign of Emperor Caracalla, which has a portrait of him on the front and an image of Apollo on the back. It was minted in Rome in about 214 C.E. and is a Choice VF that weighs 3.233 grams and has some small copper deposits below the portrait of Caracalla.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]932627[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]932628[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The next coin is a billon reduced centenionalis from the reign of Emperor Constantine, which his portrait on the front and a few soldiers holding up a standard on the back. It was minted in Constantinople (modern Istanbul) from about 330-333 C.E. and is also a Choice VF that weighs 2.221 grams and has a glossy black patina with reddish earthen deposits.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]932629[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]932632[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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