So true Chris, these poor things(Trachies) are often neglected by collectors.:(:oops::shifty:
Neither Arcadius nor Constantine II. Hint 2: This Emperor made a name for himself by successfully driving the Germans out of Gaul and punishing...
I wish I had a Constans Siliqua. Hint: This Emperor was appointed Caesar then became an Augustus. This was rare as not many Emperors after the...
@arnoldoe I know this one is definitely Emperor John II Komenenos! [ATTACH] [ATTACH] John II, 1118-1143. 30-28 mm. Scyphate trachy. Cup-shaped...
@chrsmat71 You are in the ball park with that guess!
Any guesses?
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@arnoldoe Interesting. I will have to look into that. Edit I believe that you are correct, the coin looks like it was from Alexius I. Fortunately...
I hear you! I would love to get the electrum Trachies but I am not made of money. Though I do have wine for blood!:smuggrin:
Valerian?
The variations in weight are surprising. I guess because these were pretty low value coins they didn't care how much they weighed.
Rome has fallen, the glory days of the Antonines are a distant memory fit for the history books, and the Empire is beset on all sides by enemies...
Maximus eh? Must be a distant cousin! Like my grandfather always said "be careful of shaking the family tree, you never know what will fall out!"...
Divus Constantius I Struck under Constantine I
@Ken Dorney My apologies as I should have clarified myself. Most of your members who have been on Coin Talk for a few years were part of Coin...
@Mat Soooooo true.
CT isn't heaven but it's a hell of a lot better than Coin Community Forum! Some of the older collectors know what I'm talking about.:confused:
Clearly not citizen! Your Lord Flavius Magnus Clemens Maximus Forever Augustus and liberator of Gaul and Hispania and vanquisher of the germans...
That clearly is Ron Jeremy:vomit: [ATTACH]
I do not like that coin one bit. The hair looks tooled at best, at worst it is a fake.
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