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Roman era coins

OK, a question for the brain trust.





These are some really old coins I have had since I was a kid. I used to be an avid coin collector as a kid, and back then silver coins were still common in circulation. Silver nickles were the most common. I mowed lawns and used all my money to buy the coins I could.

One of my dad's fellow Air Force officers was going on a TDY (temporary duty) to Egypt, and Turkey back in the 1960s. He had seen my coin collection and mentioned the old coins were sold in street markets and inexpensive. I raided my piggy bank, and all my mowing money and birthday money and gathered every bit of my net worth, likely not much more that 20 bucks at the time, and asked him to buy my any old coins he thought might be Roman. The coins above are what he brought me.

I was thrilled beyond words.

I have never had a real expert or just someone that has any knowledge abut them look a them.

The top photo is what I think of the "heads" and the bottom photos is the "tails" and the coins are in the same position. The two small coins both D & E say Constantine on them. He ruled from 306 to 337. It feels weird to type a three digit date.

Anyway I was hoping some of you might know something more about theses. They are not for sale, but I would like to know what I have.

The tails side of G is the weirdest looking coin I have ever seen, and the coin is very 3 dimensional. Very high relief. Coin H is an obvious an Islamic coin.

Any ideas on just what they are?
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