ancient coin? constantinople?

bought this somewhere i think a coin dealer or somewhere idk. it was cheap. any ideas?

 

My first impression is that it is ok, but, as davedemsey said, check the rim. It is a Follis of wmperor Constantine I struck in Siscia in 320 AD.

 

I do not see a seal around the rim of the coin at all when I look at the coin. What judgement can you make based on the pictures?

heres one I found online...looks about right.

 

Very nice, Alien.

That is why davey said "From the pictures shown", and added the advice to ask on CoinTalk.
I don't know about old coins, other than that they are a beautiful link to periods in history. But as the daughter of a father with a degree in metallurgy, I grew up being told about and shown metal techniques. I agree that from these pictures the coin looks cast, rather than struck. That may be different when you see it in real life. To me the examples you found look struck.
The coin can be photographed with better focus and detail against a white background, so you have more reflection of the light. That really helps when photographing small items.

 

It still looks good to me. I already gave the place where is was struck and the denomination, also the year. I do not see any signs of being cast.

 

thanks for the responses. i tried to post on cointalk but their registration email never got sent so i cant post there yet unfortunately til it arrives.


yeah the pics were the best i could do at the time...ill try for better ones against a white background.

also, some are saying cast and aome are saying struck. which is better/do i want this coin to be?

 

cool thanks. heres some better pix

 

Over & above the call of duty.....Good on you , my friend !!!!!~

 

Awesome thanks for checking that out for me! Wish it was worth more but hey, still a cool coin if its legit.