Only one specimen in the Cunetio hoard (# 465), classified as a mule (M) with this obverse legend (V2). I’ll have to check if there is something...
Not so long ago I wrote a thread about a coin of Victorinus with a special detail (the small leaf) and how happy I was to be able to finally get...
[ATTACH] This work, the first in a series of 5 volumes devoted to the sestertius of the Antonines, covers the reigns of Nerva and Trajan....
I registered for the first time with Cayón Subastas last month. Here’s what they asked me : « We need image of your ID/Passport document and 2-3...
March 1st was the signal for the start of the festivities in honor of Mars Victor, featuring the dance of the Salii which continues through the...
Is it possible to show a picture of the edge ? An edge could also be filed to make a coin fit into a jewelry bezel. Is the filing all the way...
From time to time when we look at prices hammered in auctions for « ordinary coins », we ask ourselves: Is the world going crazy ? It seems that a...
The (short) history Valentinian became emperor February 26th 364 AD after the death of Jovian who only ruled for 8 months. He was a capable...
Search for « Mark Antony Leg II » and you’ll find many examples.
Here’s how our member @Heliodromus (Ben) answered this question 10 years ago : Follis is certainly wrong - this was the Roman name for a *bag* of...
February 23, 303 AD was not the most glorious day in the life of Diocletian. He ordered that the newly built Christian church in Nicomedia be...
IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC PARTHICO PM TRP COS VI PP. 52 letters on a 104 mm coins= 1 letter every 2 mm. Nice try but you didn’t...
1 letter every 1.63 mm for your reverse. You knocked me out ! [ATTACH]
Let’s have a little fun here: it’s been a while we didn’t have a « coin Challenge ». What is your coin with the longest legend ? The problem with...
What a showman ! [ATTACH] ADJUGÉ !!!!!
Agreed. But since I am so misogynistic, couldn’t admit that a woman inspired my favorite Emperor.
Very nice and detailed coins Al. I have two Victorinus with the FIDES MILITVM reverse, one from the first issue of Treveri with the long legend...
Many of the types produced by the Gallic rulers are without a doubt directly copied from earlier reigns, but sometimes simply adapted and...
And just to be sure you do nightmares tonight, here’s a little gift for you. (at least all these coins were marked as tooled). Enjoy ! [ATTACH]...
Why do you say it’s been altered ? I do not see any tooling at all. I think you’re just jealous of this specimen because it has an unpublished...
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