Constantine the Great AE Follis [IMG] 316 A.D., Rome Mint, 3rd Officina 3.72g, 19.0mm, 12H Obverse: IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, Bust of...
I used to use a thin piece of card stock to diffuse my work lamp for taking pictures. Now, I just aim the light high so that the light hitting the...
That's really cool. Around my age, I'd hate to be stuck at a resort town with an erupting volcano nearby. I'd probably be lying face down in a bed...
Here's one where I don't blame them. This is the coin which originated from the Diocletianic reforms of the 3rd century introducing the nummus at...
Love the scowling and long necked portrait of this one: Carausius AE Antoninianus [IMG] 286 - 293 A.D., London Mint, null Officina 4.86g,...
I have a lovely Maurice Tiberius coin from year 7 represented with the ϚI, shown below. Maurice Tiberius AE Follis [IMG] 588 - 589 A.D.,...
I've got a few nice trachea, too! :) Manuel I Comnenus BI Aspron Trachy [IMG] 1167 - 1180 A.D., Constantinople Mint, null Officina 4.34g, 30.0mm,...
Here's a neat little one from very late in the Roman Empire's history. John II Comnenus AE Half Tetarteron [IMG] 1118 - 1143 A.D., Thessaloniki...
Aurelian AE Tetradrachm [IMG] 274 - 275 A.D., Alexandria Mint, null Officina, null Emission 8.77g, 21.0mm, 12H Obverse: Α Κ Λ ∆ΟΜ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΑΝΟC CΕΒ,...
I have a couple coins from Nikomedeia: Maximinus II Daia AE Follis [IMG] 305 - 306 A.D., Nicomedia Mint, 2nd Officina 9.14g, 27.0mm, 6H...
Ah, thank you for linking @Valentinian's page. There's a lot of really good information and cool coins on that page. Here's another early follis...
Lovely portrait and patina on that one! Reminds me of this one, which has since been gifted to a friend. Look at the 'A's in the legend! Same as...
Thanks everyone! Lots of cool coins. I have a few more coins from Antioch too. I'm most fond of these two: Galerius AE Follis [IMG] 302 - 303...
I started a project not long ago to try and collect the early post-reform folles of the first tetrarchy for every one of the 14 mints in operation...
I really really do love those ragged sand cast flans. I think I'll make that my next target coin. It would be my first coin purchase during the...
Ah, that makes sense! Although, I think it adds to the appearance rather than detracts. It is evidence of a different type of flan preparation.
I'm a fan of gold toned silvering on my LRBs: Constantine the Great AE Follis [IMG] 314 - 315 A.D., Rome Mint, 3rd Officina 3.67g, 20.0mm, 12H...
That's a great find! :D I do have Constantius folles from Carthage with SALVIS reverses. One of the FEL KART varieties and one of the rarer AVCTA...
Here's my first Septimius Severus denarius with Victory holding a wreath. One of my first ancients, and my very first purchase with FAC....
Here's a nice Class A2 of mine: Basil II & Constantine VIII AE Follis [IMG] 1023 - 1028 A.D., Constantinople Mint, null Officina 9.69g, 28.0mm,...
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