How about a pair of coins from a single obverse die that I suspect no more than a handful of people would care enough about to give them a home....
I have soooo many coins that I think would suit this thread. Probus Obv:– IMP C PROBVS AVG, Radiate cuirassed bust left with spear over right...
4 - Probus? 5 - Trajan?
Another interesting question about bust types that had me struggling in my early days collecting Probus was driven by my assumption, which I later...
The use of bust types seems to vary mint by mint and issue by issue within those mints. Antioch and Tripolis only used Draped and cuirassed...
I have a soft sport for these and have gathered at least three variations over the years. Like yours [IMG] But this time D with dots [IMG] I...
Correct.
I suspect that Joe was banning a particular individual who really overstepped the mark with regards to very direct rudeness and there was a side...
As stated above this was NOT an auction but a Dealer sale from one of the online multi-dealer venues (if you really want to narrow it down it is...
Well that sold......
Dealers sell tooled coins because people will still buy them. I am not sure that someone would pay the asking price for this item if the seller...
Didius Julianus Sestertius IMP CAES M DID SEV IVLIAN AVG, laureated head of Julian to right. RECTOR ORBIS/S-C Didius Julianus left, wearing toga...
I am selling off a variety of coins from around the edges of my collection. Feel free to have a look....
How about a "NOT ORIGINAL", "superb stike with stunning details, size and weight matched very closely to the original. Origin and Provenance of...
You do get obverse legend variations too. I am not sure if ALEXAN for ALEXAND counts but does occur [IMG]
Spelling errors are quite prolific in Antioch. The favourite of these in my collection:- VIRVS AVG for VIRTVS AVG [IMG]
I missed this thread first time through. I have many coins that would fall into the category of abused and unwanted but I was processing a new...
Well @Heliodromus has proven his knowledge once more. From the same hoard we have Severus II Obv:- SEVERVS NOBILISSIMVS CAES, Laureate, draped...
Sorry to leave you for so long with this one but here we go.... @Heliodromus had it spot on. Ae Follis of Maximinus II Daia from London Obv:-...
Not Lugdunum. Not Crispus. Not Constantine I as Caesar.
Separate names with a comma.