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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 3069675, member: 56859&quot;]Welcome to the world of ancients, [USER=94739]@YoloBagels[/USER] <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>You&#039;ll probably get more replies if this is moved to the Ancients board (I&#039;ve asked the mods to do so).</p><p><br /></p><p>As for &quot;quick&quot;... well... perhaps for some coins.&nbsp; Your coin is what is commonly called a &quot;late Roman bronze&quot; (abbreviated LRB) and there are indeed some handy &quot;quick&quot; guides to identification of those.&nbsp; Try <a href="http://www.tesorillo.com/aes/home.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.tesorillo.com/aes/home.htm" rel="nofollow">Tesorillo&#039;s website</a>.&nbsp; You won&#039;t be able to pin down that particular coin beyond the basics though.&nbsp; It&#039;s too far gone.</p><p><br /></p><p>Several CT members have excellent educational websites for learning about ancient coins.&nbsp; Try <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/" rel="nofollow">Doug Smith&#039;s pages</a> (dougsmit on CT) , and <a href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/" rel="nofollow">Warren Esty&#039;s site</a> (Valentinian on CT).&nbsp; Victor Clark (same CT name) maintains a site about LRBs, <a href="http://www.constantinethegreatcoins.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.constantinethegreatcoins.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.constantinethegreatcoins.com/</a>.&nbsp; Many more.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/" rel="nofollow">Forum Ancient Coins</a> is an extensive website with vast resources.&nbsp; Check out their Numiswiki.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for acquiring coins, try Vcoins.com.&nbsp; Local coin shows might be an opportunity but often there aren&#039;t many ancients dealers and you&#039;ll need to have some knowledge or else a good internet connection and knowledge of where to look for comparisons.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some CT members also regularly sell their extras (private auctions, the CT &quot;for sale&quot; board, and in their own virtual coin stores).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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