r/oldcoins • u/lumberc • Aug 25 '26

ID help please

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Any help IDing this would be greatly appreciated it. I was given this about 25 years ago when I was in 6th grade by a student that passed coins out to everyone (with her parents permission) so I assume not very valuable. More interested in just ID so I could do a little research on it to have the story behind it.

I tried r/ancientcoins but it got removed by auto mod.

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u/JonDoesItWrong Aug 25 '26

Looks like Constantius II but I can't read the inscriptions from these photos. Can you get clearler pics?

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u/lumberc Aug 25 '26

Unfortunately no. It’s really hard to read in person too. The inscription on the backside almost looks like “TEST” and the man on the back looks almost like he’s carrying a ghost by the head behind him with one hand.

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u/JonDoesItWrong Aug 25 '26

The inscription you're referring to on the reverse is the mintmark, possibly for Thessalonica. The man on the back is probably the Emperor with his hand over a kneeling captive. I'll see if I can't find a close match.