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Crispy Critter
New member
Wow! 
That is one beautiful coin..........
I can't wait to hear more about it.
HH, Crispy
That is one beautiful coin..........I can't wait to hear more about it.
HH, Crispy
well the coin is a guy called valentinian 1 who was a roman emporer in 364-375 ad i found it on a hill side in england it was about 7-8 inches deep in soil with heavy chalk it was a really faint signal so it may have been layed on its side it weight 4.3g so it is heavy for its size its known as a miliarense ...
it was minted in trier in germany and beleive it to be pretty rare coin i am still waiting on info on it so i shall keep u all updated ....
regards carl-ecl....
it was minted in trier in germany and beleive it to be pretty rare coin i am still waiting on info on it so i shall keep u all updated ....
regards carl-ecl....
bigtim1973
Well-known member
That is one of the best examples of a roman coin I have ever saw!!!! Very good find, Tim
Critterhunter
New member
That's amazing. And to think that here in the US we get excited when coins from the early 1800's show up. When I dug my 1855 seated quarter I was in awe of it's age and just how long it sat there waiting for me to find it. You're coin has even more history behind it. Nice find!
That is a superb coin 
Nothing I ever find makes me smile as much as a roman coin. I've got a Nummus of Constantine minted same as yours in Trier but in 314 - 317. It's in as good condition as that one.
If other Roman coins you get in that area are not in as good condition I would go back to that field as soon as possible in case there is a pot full of them buried. There looks to be hardly any wear at all on that coin so it wasn't in circulation long, and the soil seems to have done nothing to it. I don't have chalk soil where I am but I always thought it was really alkali and damaging to metal??
If it was me I would be gridding that area sooooo slowly and digging every half decent signal in case there is a pot full.
Nothing I ever find makes me smile as much as a roman coin. I've got a Nummus of Constantine minted same as yours in Trier but in 314 - 317. It's in as good condition as that one.
If other Roman coins you get in that area are not in as good condition I would go back to that field as soon as possible in case there is a pot full of them buried. There looks to be hardly any wear at all on that coin so it wasn't in circulation long, and the soil seems to have done nothing to it. I don't have chalk soil where I am but I always thought it was really alkali and damaging to metal??
If it was me I would be gridding that area sooooo slowly and digging every half decent signal in case there is a pot full.
GraveDiggerMax-VaBch-Va
New member
i have had two coin people look at it and they said it was for real............constantine they said...??
u never know what is waiting on the next swing.
u found a fine ticket for sure...........good luck
u never know what is waiting on the next swing.
u found a fine ticket for sure...........good luck
Sand Scoop
New member
Your coin has beautiful detail.Do you know how they minted coins in those days.It looks as if it was done by hand.
The coins were hand struck. First the metal was rolled into a sheet then heated to soften it. I was then punched into discs and the faces hammered by die. Sometimes the fine detail was finished by hand on each coin.
A lot of work for a coin! I've got to say that they are usually in better condition, relatively speaking for their age, than Victorian coins or Georgian coins.Clever lot the Romans. As we detectorists say "They were called the Romans because they were Roamin everywhere". This is because most UK fields will contain a roman coin or broach or some artifact.
A lot of work for a coin! I've got to say that they are usually in better condition, relatively speaking for their age, than Victorian coins or Georgian coins.Clever lot the Romans. As we detectorists say "They were called the Romans because they were Roamin everywhere". This is because most UK fields will contain a roman coin or broach or some artifact.