FREE: Another ancient Roman coin from Siscia Valentinian II 378-83 AD

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Comes with the 2x2 with full attribution

First off, the two cons

One- it is roughly 60% of the coin. The broken edge is mostly patina'ed, which leads to the most likely scenario was that it was cut in ancient times
It takes centuries to get a solid patina
Why? Used as change most likely. Similar to the pieces of 8 in American colonial times. There were many shortages through the imperial age of coins. Wars, inflation, and just simply not being in a rich trade city all caused monetary shortages

Two- this has been lyed by one of the middle men, between the farmer who found this and the person that I bought it from. Sadly, a common occurrence. Some of the patina was dissolved in the lye, leaving bare metal in places. This has been renwax'ed for protection from bronze disease.

The two pros

One- strong details and well centered

Two- it's cheap!

Over 1600 years old

Crazily, Valentinian II was proclaimed Augustus by the army, at the death of his father Valentinian I, when he was only 4 years old, in 375.