I think terms like "artificial" or "natural" toning are misleading. Toning is a chemical process regardsless of it being the result of a coin...
Thanks for the link. That is very helpful.
Do you know more about this "sounthern mint"?
I just discovered coin holders for ringed binders from a brand called "Uncle Paul". They are extremely transparent, making them excellent for...
Finally, Victorinus' heroic bust also falls into the PAX series. Obv: IMP C VICTORINVS PF AVG Rev.: PAX AVG / V-Star Mint: Trier (?) Year: 270...
This one does not yet show the V and the star on the reverse, but Victorinus' middlename is shortened to PIAV. I'm guessing that this coin was...
This one may fall between the first and the second coin. Obv.: IMP C PIAV VICTORINVS P F AVG Rev.: PAX AVG / V-Star Mint: Trier (?) Year: 269/270...
This is a late issue of the PAX series, which dates after the fall of Augustodunum in 270, as indicated by the little palm twig behind Pax. Obv.:...
Victorinus' Antoniniani with PAX reverse are very common. However, the series is more varied and interesting than expected. This is an early...
I think the 100-Nummi denomination is really interesting. It was apparently not a successful denomiation. It was only issued by Gunthamund and...
This is the star of my Vandalic series, a 100-Nummi silver coin of Gunthamundus. The 100-Nummi pieces are much much rarer than the 50-Nummi...
Here is a 42-Nummi piece on a reused As of Titus: [ATTACH]
Here are my Vandalic large bronzes: 42-Nummi [ATTACH] 21-Nummi [ATTACH]
Beautiful coin - I like the little test cuts on the reverse.
I also have a couple of coins from the municipal coinage of Carthage. I will show them later.
Really? Iraq is fantastic, including breathtaking landscapes and the remains of some of the oldest cultures in the world.
I put in a (relatively) low bid on a 50-Nummi coin of King Hilderic of the Vandals in Africa. I won the coin unexpectedly and thought that this is...
I just realized today that many regular members of this forum are no longer active, but have moved to another forum. I cross posted this thread at...
Here is another Probus Antoninian with special title, from my collection: BONO ET INVICTO (to the good and invincible) [ATTACH]
Great, I had never noticed this title for Constantine II.
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