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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;acanthite, post: 202653, member: 6647&quot;]Decided to buy some unclean ancients, gave them several weeks in olive oil and some are clean enough for me to try my hand at identifying them.&nbsp; They are tiny, smaller than dimes, so I guess this classifies them as Ae4.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The first appears to be Arcadius (395-408AD), obverse bust facing right (--ARCADIVS PF AVG), reverse design is Victory dragging a captive (SALVS REIPUBLICAE).&nbsp; Mint mark not visible.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The second appears to be Constans (337-350AD), obverse bust facing right(DN CONSTA ------), reverse is VOT/XX/MULT/XXX surrounded by wreath, mint mark not visible.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Though I would never expect to find something rare in an uncleaned lot, I&#039;ve found it an interesting little adventure in discovery.&nbsp; Wanted to post this in case someone can tell me that I am clearly incorrect in my ID&#039;s.&nbsp; Thanks.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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