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Title: help with roman? ancient gold coin
Post by: artx on December 01, 2014, 12:18:04 pm

hi is this is a roman coin?

any help will be great.

Thanks.

Title: Re: help with roman? ancient gold coin
Post by: icedgold10 on December 01, 2014, 12:25:35 pm

This link may be helpful    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Roman_coin_at_the_Y orkshire_Museum.jpg
If you could type out what is says on the coin it would be helpful.  A little hard to read.

Title: Re: help with roman? ancient gold coin
Post by: Mat on December 01, 2014, 01:21:21 pm

Yes, it looks like a gold Solidus of Valens (364-378) minted in Constantinople.
Mat

Title: Re: help with roman? ancient gold coin
Post by: mart on December 01, 2014, 01:51:43 pm

Somehow I knew you would know about this, Mat !!  Nice coin Artx !!

Title: Re: help with roman? ancient gold coin
Post by: artx on December 02, 2014, 09:22:51 am

thank you guys.

you helped me a lot.