The portrait doesn't look a whole lot like Venus, either. It looks more like Vens, the god of standing around and acting important even though...
Although depicting the bust of the Senate, the portrait reminds me of Trajan. If minted during his reign, this resemblance may have been deliberate.
@Factor, how do you know he doesn't have an export license? I'm not doubting you, I'm just curious how you can tell from the listing.
It's pretty much the same thing. I guess most hacksilver was broken up deliberately to be used in trade, but it's basically just busted pieces of...
I looked through my old photos of coins that I no longer own. I found two examples of Victory walking left with wreath and trophy in my Septimius...
[ATTACH] Bronze As Rome mint, A.D. 11-12 Obv: IMP CAESAR DIVI F AUGVSTVS IMP XX Rev: PONTIF MAXIM TRIBVN POT XXXIII, encircling SC RIC 471 26mm, 9.4g.
To be honest, I don't know enough about provincials to know how obscure coins from Emerita are. But I'm pretty certain they are less common than...
Is that satyr wearing heels?
Glad we got that straightened out. The wealth of knowledge in this forum is amazing.
Once a taboo is broken, it becomes much easier for others to break it. The portrait coin itself wasn't the reason Caesar was assassinated, it...
Not exactly. A mule would be an accidental, mistaken pairing of an obverse and reverse die. The coin in photos 3 & 4 is an official issue. The...
[ATTACH] Antioch mint, A.D. 312 Obv: IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG Rev: GENIO AVGVSTI - Genius, modius on head, naked but for chlamys hanging...
Our two [Licinius] Augusti
Knowing this much, you might still be able to identify the ruler. Most of these coins begin with "D N [name of emperor]" and end with ". . . P F...
I think he would link himself with anyone that he thought might gain him more power.
Okay, @ominus1, I can see some coins on the table. But I'm really lusting after those tomatoes.
The one at 3:00 in the 2nd photo concerns me most. The others look pretty beat up, but stable. Maybe just set those aside and keep a close eye on...
I also have one from London with the reverse PROPVGNATORI abbreviated as PROPVG. Are there any from London with PROPVGNATORI spelled out completely?
That's where I got mine, too. I'm guessing the Lyons mint version is harder to find than ones from Trier: [ATTACH] Treveri (Trier) mint, A.D....
That is a really beautiful Diocletian, @IMP Shogun. Congratulations on completely the set.
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