So I purchase about 100 roman coins for very cheap and I want to see if anyone can identify the more clear ones I could find and photograph well and give me an idea of their value. (The one coin that is like a recangular shape and is really dark has a person holding a cross).
The first one appears to be a Byzantine follis of Heraclius (the obverse is Heraclius surrounded by his two sons, the reverse has the value [M which is the Greek numeral for 40] and the year [xxx for 30th year of his reign]). I'll let someone with a Byzantine reference book give you a more specific identification. Coins of this type are pretty common, so it's probably worth somewhere around $20 (Byzantine collectors, feel free to correct me). The fourth picture is of another Byzantine of some sort, though you didn't attach a picture of the reverse. The protrait style indicates that it's a little older, I'm thinking Maurice Tiberius (582-602). It will probably be worth little unless you can get a good identification, and even then, it probably will still be less than your Heraclius. Your last coin is a Roman of I think Constans (though it's hard to read that obverse) as emperor. If I'm reading it correctly, then it's RIC VIII Thessalonica 57 346-348 AD Obverse: CONSTANS-PF AVG, laurel and rosette diadem, cuirassed. Reverse: GLORI-A EXER-CITVS surrouding two soldiers with one standard, SMTS delta in exergue (this is the mintmark) Value wise, GLORIA EXERCITVS types are some of the most common ancient coins available, and while your reverse is decent, the obverse is missing some of the legends. I'd say $10-20 maybe.
