Hi @Severus Alexander, Never seen one for sale in 30 years of collecting. - Broucheion
Hi @Severus Alexander, Long form = obverse legend: IMP C L VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG (not sure what the shorter form is off hand). LIB = year 12...
Hi @dadams, I think you have a Constans there. Really nice to have an obverse and reverse. My coin mold has two different obverses: Galerius...
Hi All, Since the tetrarchic issues during the usurpation are shown above, here's my Domitius Domitianus RIC VI Alexandria, 20 (OFF B);...
Hi @zumbly, A great find! Here is my smaller diobol. Dattari-2085; Emmett-1348.19; Geissen-1277; Milne-1485a [ATTACH] - Broucheion
Hi Al, Why :eek:? That's a great find. Retrograde legends are nice. - Broucheion
@TIF, Well said! (I have felt your pain.) - Broucheion
Hi All, Did you know there are contemporary counterfeits of Nero's Alexandrian tetradrahms? See W.E. Metcalf, Two Alexandrian Hoards [Forgeries...
Hi @cmezner, Could it have been an M to start with before a bit of tooling? The obverse shows tooling, so why not the reverse as well? Pity to...
Yes, Svoronos 1732, the 5 drachm type used for the holy water dispensing machine designed by Hero of Alexandria. From the store of someone on...
@TIF, Ptolemy Santa is a wonderful gift! It would make a great Christmas Card image. Thank you! - Broucheion
Hi All, Here's an AE portrait issue: [ATTACH] Size: 21mm Weight: 9.2 g OBV: Jugate busts facing right: Cleopatra Thea, veiled, diademmed and...
Wow, that one is royalty. But of course, it's a Getty's coin. - Broucheion
Again, Anybody have coins to post? - Broucheion
Hi LaCointessa, For sure, the general topic of de-accessioning is controversial but here's some information info from the NYT article:...
Hi All, @Dougsmith in a recent post noted that "Several museums numbered coins in the distant past. Many are just ink or paint and can be removed...
Don't worry … I lost too. [ATTACH] - Broucheion
Hi @tartanhill, Sadly, at this point we don't really know beyond the fact that these are not mint marks (ie designating where minted), and not...
Hi @tartanhill, Doug's coin is CPE-B365 Ptolemy III, SERIES 4B: Control mark E B365. Bronze octobol (45 mm, Zeus-Ammon): E between eagle's...
Hi @Finn235, Here's another that's for sale at...
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