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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2201363, member: 19463"]Not spending all day online usually means I see threads after they have been swiped so I feel odd returning to the topic but everyone knows I'm no fun so:</p><p><br /></p><p>When you can not decide between two ID's, the correct answer is more often the more common. When you have looked at a lot of coins over a lot of years a gut feeling often guides your decision in a way that can not be proven or even justified. </p><p><br /></p><p>I believe this is Constantius II with the last of his reverses showing emperor standing (95% probability). If I had to pick a mint, I'd say Cyzicus (30% probability). If I had to assign a cash value it would be under $1. To be worth something, a coin needs to be identifiable without resorting to psychic activity. The same coin in legible shape might be $15 and $25 if pretty. </p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/dd04sm.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/dd04.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/dd04.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/dd04.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2201363, member: 19463"]Not spending all day online usually means I see threads after they have been swiped so I feel odd returning to the topic but everyone knows I'm no fun so: When you can not decide between two ID's, the correct answer is more often the more common. When you have looked at a lot of coins over a lot of years a gut feeling often guides your decision in a way that can not be proven or even justified. I believe this is Constantius II with the last of his reverses showing emperor standing (95% probability). If I had to pick a mint, I'd say Cyzicus (30% probability). If I had to assign a cash value it would be under $1. To be worth something, a coin needs to be identifiable without resorting to psychic activity. The same coin in legible shape might be $15 and $25 if pretty. [IMG]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/dd04sm.jpg[/IMG] [url]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/dd04.html[/url][/QUOTE]
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