Hello, I have recently got very interested in these ancient Roman and Greek coins after seeing the many postings of others on this wonderful site. I have recently received some coins and I am posting one that was cleaned by the seller and looks pretty good but I have no idea what it is or its rarity or value. Please excuse my ignorance as this is the first decent looking ancient I have ever held in my hand.
Emperor Constans AE-4 Obverse legend- CONSTANS PFAVG Reverse legend- VICTORIAE DD AVGG Q NN Circa 342-348 CE
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Era Here is a good website for I'Ding late Roman Bronzes. http://www.tesorillo.com/aes/home.htm Enjoy!
Yes. Historians have stopped using BC and AD (before Christ, and Anno Domini, although my spelling of the latter is probably off). Despite the fact that western culture has roots in Christianity, and our calendar is based off of the then-believed dates of Christ's birth (it's now know to be off by about four years), they have tossed out the terms. BCE (before common era) and CE (common era) are the new terms. However, historically speaking, the terms are nothing more than a liberal attempt to artificially erase western culture's Christian roots. So, even when I was working on my history degree, I refused to use the new terms and wrote everything as BC and AD, because they are more historically accurate.
@New Windsor Bill I think it best that you post any new Ancients to the ancients forum, you will get more help there. @mac266 As for CE or AD, it's a personal preference on my part. I could care less if someone uses 2016 AD or Juche Year 105. I also suggest that we stay out of politics and conspiracy theories or @desertgem will lock this thread down.
Ummm...dude. I have a history degree. It's not a conspiracy theory. It's an accepted fact within the history profession / history academia.
