HI All, here is my last one. I'm pretty sure its a Valentinian I but other than I dont know much about its rarity etc. Thoughts? Also is there anything I can do this coin and others I just posted, to clean them without hurting the collectibility/value?
The 2x2 said so, and it looks very similar to those on Forvm. Am I wrong? http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=478&pos=0#The Late Empire
No, I'm not saying it's wrong, I just wondered how someone came to the conclusion this is a Val I. It may very well be. I might suggest some additional reference sites to find the ID's of your coins. Wildwinds.com, acsearch.net, dirtyoldcoins.com, and Helviticas list at catbikes.ch/coinstuff/coins-ric.htm
If it is Val I, it is probably this: Antioch RIC 10a Valentinian AE3. DN VALENTINI-ANVS PF AVG, pearl diademed bust right, draped & cuirassred / GLORIA RO-MANORVM, ANTA in ex, Valentinian advancing right, dragging captive & holding labarum. Take a look at: http://wildwinds.com/coins/ric/valentinian_I/t.html http://wildwinds.com/coins/ric/valentinian_I/_antioch_RIC_010a.jpg
Valentinian and Valens both made coins of that reverse extensively. It could be Valentinian, but Valens is just about as possible in my view.
I'd go with Valens. I think those patches of red gunk on the right side of the obverse are on top of the letters and since there are few of them, could correspond to there being few letters, and Valens has a short obverse legend. I could be wrong though.
No. The OP's coin has the emperor dragging captive reverse while yours has the emperor on a galley reverse. From around the same time though (late 300s AD).
In decent condition, fully identifiable to emperor and mint mark with readable legends on each side, this common type might be expected to sell for $10 or even $20 with really pleasing surfaces. Not knowing which emperor (could be Gratian also?), having no legend except for a reasonably legible mint mark (Heraclea is not the most common one but how many of you collect these by mint?), having a hole and encrustations that obscure the nose and just being a bit ugly will reduce the value here to less than $1. The mintmark makes this better than complete trash which would be sold as a 'genuine ancient coin' but wouldn't you rather have one that was complete for very little more?
... ummmm, maybe you could smooth and/or tool this coin until it becomes a Nero? Sorry coin0709, I'm merely kidding (that was just a bad joke from a different thread)
