Without goin' back and reading thru the other thread, is this your first Ancient? The beginning of a new Ancient's collector? Most of us like the dark patina on these coins. Dark brown or green. Very nice. :thumb:
I like the coin and the way you presented it. Personally - I love looking through these threads but sometimes wish more info on what I was looking at was offered so I really like this.
Some recommendations: - Drop the "Lived" dates. It clutters the presentation. The dates of the emperor's reign and the struck dates should be plenty. - Check the "Reigned" dates. He was Caesar from 293-305, and Augustus only from 305-306. I'd place this immediately following his name "Constantius I. As Caesar, 293-305." - Add the obverse description. In this case, "Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right" - Consider adding the legends. Especially the mintmark! - I recommend that you explicitly state the mint, "Alexandria mint." Most people just name the city, but I don't think it's very clear. - The "Minted" dates should be the "struck" dates. This is an important distinction that many do not make. When a coin can be determined to have been made at a particular time, it was "struck." If a coin says the date on it, it is said to be "dated." Struck AD 296-297. - Instead of just listing the reference as RIC 43, I'd recommend saying "Reference: RIC 43." If people need to be told that 293-305 are the "reign dates," then I bet they'd like to know what RIC is! Otherwise, I'm pretty impressed. These things are usually full of useless additional information. But you've really done a good job of drawing the reader in without overwhelming them.
If you do a.search around, you'll find that many, many ancient coins arent expensive and easily affordable. Age does not necessarily equal price. I figure this one was in the $15-$20 range.
