I think the Kingdom of the Bosporus has a claim to bad portraits. Here's one from Thothorses (285-308)/ The coin is dated explicitly below the bust...
I just added a new mintmark for Antioch under Justinian (527-565) to my page which tells the story of the mint and why its mintmarks changed from...
I can think of some issues of ancient coins where the "portraits" are really bad. Byzantine copper is not known for die quality, but coins of Sear...
I have just added some excellent coins to my website: http://augustuscoins.com/index.html Included at the top are a stater of Metapontion (helmeted...
The OP coin is very nice with very good color and excellent style. is not how most firms would grade it. There is too much wear along the radiate...
Theme: Neptune [ATTACH] Postumus, 259-268. Gallo Roman Empeeror. Neptune, standing with dolphin and trident NEPTVNO REDUCI Saer III 10963. RIC 76...
No. [ATTACH] Maxentius, 306-312 24 mm. 5.60 grams. CONSERV VRBS SVAE RBQ RIC 210, page 378 "C2, 308-310"
@Milesofwho , that is a very attractive representative group. I like your coins!
In 2001 I wrote this on rarity and how it influences cost: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/numis/rarity.html Very many people have read it since then...
[ATTACH] DIVO AVGVSTO SPQR Massive 35 mm sestertius struck under Tiberius. BMC Tiberius 125. Sear I 1784. RIC 62 struck "35-36" Augustus seated left...
For well over a hundred years numismatists have regarded the coin-reform of Anastasius as the beginning of Byzantine coinage. The solidus...
Heraclius, Byzantine emperor 610-641, had wars with the Sasanians and then the Arabs, while having trouble holding Italy and Sicily. His financial...
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