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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gsimonel, post: 2586579, member: 82549&quot;]I hate to admit this, because I used to really enjoy cleaning uncleaned ancient coins, but anymore the fact that they were covered with dirt doesn&#039;t mean a whole lot. Diggers often clean up the coins just enough to see if there is anything really unusual or valuable and then re-dirty them by covering them in mud.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m not saying that that is the case with your coins. But this does happen more frequently than most uncleaned coin dealers like to admit. (And it&#039;s not the dealers&#039; fault, either; they often buy in bulk and don&#039;t see what they&#039;re getting until the package arrives.)</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW, the top coin is Constantius II, as Caesar, from the Trier mint. It dates from between 330 - 333 A.D. Surrounding the obverse bust is the inscription: &quot;FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C.&quot; The reverse is: &quot;GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS&quot; and depicts two soldiers standing and facing each other, each holding a spear and resting their hand on a shield, with two standards between them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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