Still struggling with my new Meiji stereo - although I think in time we're going to become quite good friends.
Anyway, this is my second "training" project. It's a Roman bronze coin from the late 3rd to mid 4th century (somewhere between 285 and 361 AD) ie Constantine I (The Great) or one of his sons, Constantine II, Constantius II or Constans.
The coin is an AE3 and measures 18mm (7/10ths of an inch) at its widest point
An occasional hobby of mine is metal detecting and this is a coin I found about 2 years ago on recently ploughed land on the outskirts of our village. Unfortunately it was in fairly poor condition as can be seen from the photos. However, regardless of condition I always get a real buzz when I first hold a coin that I know was last held in the hand over 16 centuries ago.
Bruce



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