The point being made here is that these coins have had this false, sandy "patination" applied, which is the re-patination. This is a technique...
Some year 1 coins of Aurelian can be harder to find. I have managed to get a couple.... Aurelian, Billon Tetradrachm Obv:– A K Λ ∆OM AYPHΛIANOC...
Year 8 coins are generally scarcer for Probus. Yours is nice. I have a couple of the same type. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] The eagle also occurs facing the...
I dabbled with this series a few years back and then lost interest. I did acquire a few. Here are some of the silvers. Ptolemy I Soter,...
I read MARS VLTOR on the reverse. Is it just my bad eyesight?
https://ric.mom.fr/en/coin/1202
Here is a Julia Paula from my collection as an illustration. Julia Paula denarius Obv:– IVLIA PAVLA AVG, Bare, draped head right Rev:– CONCORDIA,...
A couple of standard whips... Aurelian, Probus... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] More fancy... Constantine the Great - London (this one is extra...
ALmost certainly B. The A is much more angular on this issue. See my example below (nowehere near as nice as yours....) [ATTACH]I have a smallish...
Not as nice, nor as scarce. I did own this one but parted with it when slimming down my collection some years back. Vespasian Dupondius Obv:– IMP...
I believe that these were trying to be pretending to be "real" uncleaned coins rather than barbarous imitations. They were seeded into large...
I do indeed. I will corrct my records now.
Sabina Denarius Obv:- SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG P P, diademed and draped bust left Rev:- VESTA, Vesta seated left holding palladium and scepter...
None of the references seem to make any differentiation on these attributes on the attribution. As such I think it would be RIC 360 Bust type F...
RIC 360 Bust Type F? https://probvs.net/probvs/R360/R360.html Here is my bust type H example. [ATTACH]
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