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[AU24K]

Thanks guys. Here's another one. It's about the size of a penny.
Thanks.
Scott

 

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[Gunner]

http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/bigpic.cgi?img=coins/./ric/valens/_thessalonica_RIC_017b.jpg&ruler=./ric/valens/i.html

AE3 of Emperor Valens (364-378 A.D.)

Obverse: DN VALEN-S PF AVG

Reverse: RESTITV-TOR REIP

Exergue: SMK?

Mint: Cyzicus

Valens was overran and killed by the Visigoths in 378 AD. He severely underestimated their forces on the battlefield.


Similar example pictured and a picture of my Solidus of this emperor

The reverse of your coin is double struck.
Gunner

 

[buscadero]

Gunner: How in the Hello did you manage to id DTC's Coin in an Hour? I can hardly believe it! Must be a Genius!

HH Joe

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

These things are starting to look like the grilled cheese sandwich with the image of the Madonna on it. Where are you getting these coins? Pompeii?

 

[Montana Jim]

Good work Gunner, as always...

 

[AU24K]

Thanks Gunner. I wish that it was the gold one. Might be worth a bit of cash! You are as good at ancient ID's as I am with 19th and 20th century foreign coins. When a foriegn comes up on the forum someone usually beats me to it because I'm not online. I used to buy foreign coins by the pound and sort them out.
Thanks again.
Scott

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

I used to buy foreign coins by the pound and sort them out.

Ahhhh. I seem to remember those adds in the back of magazines. Well in that case, thanks for posting so we can try our luck without having to buy the coins . These are pretty interesting (and they keep the ancient detectives busy).

 

[Gunner]

Gunner: How in the Hello did you manage to id DTC's Coin in an Hour? I can hardly believe it! Must be a Genius!

HH Joe

lol...thanks for the compliment; however -sadly- I am far from a Genius =). I've handled literally thousands of ancient coins in the past 7 years. That helps me a great deal in the identification process. Sometimes all it takes is a rough outline to remain on the coin and it can be properly identified. This reverse type is not very common and only attributed to a couple of emperors..in this case, I was able to make out by the number of letters in the obverse legend that it had to be Valens. Also, there is a "K" in the exergue preceded by "SM" which tipped me off that the mint was Cyzicus.

Keep em coming .

P.S. Thanks Jim =)

Gunner

 

[dugupfinds]

AS I was sleeping, I think its what gunner said