Here is a recent addition to my collection. DIOCLETIAN (284-305). Argenteus. Nicomedia. Obv: DIOCLETIANVS AVG. Rev: VICTORIA SARMATICAE / SMN...
For some Emperors the mints recorded special honorific titles. Here is a new addition to my collection, Probus with the title DEO ET DOMINO (to...
In my definition, a heroic bust shows the emperor bare chested or with mythological military gear like the aegis (on my coin below): [ATTACH]
This is really special. Here is a list of the members of the Pommersche National-Kavallerieregiment. It lists two Abels from Stargard. Strangely...
This is a picture of my great great grand father. Here is wearing the uniform of the 10. Husar-Regiment 3.rd Eskadron (the green Husars). He wrote...
This is a Visigothic solidus, which is likely contemporary with these early siliquae. This solidus may have been minted during the reign of...
This one is much bigger, but it may belong to this group of early Visigothic silver: [ATTACH]
Here comes number 3: [ATTACH]
Here is the second one. This one is stylistically quite close to the OP coin: [ATTACH]
Here is the first of my "Visigothic" siliquae in the name of Honorius: [ATTACH]
Very interesting coin and great write-up! I have a couple of these (three I think). I will have to get them out of the bank vault to make pictures...
Nice coin! I had it in my watch list and then forgot to bid :-)
Here is my favourite Maxentius from my collection Obv.: IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG Rev.: CONSERV VRB SVAE / AQΓ Mint: Aquilea, 3rd officina Date: AD...
Very true. My only advice is to avoid fakes and tooled coins as much as possible. Otherwise, there is no right or wrong way to collect coins as...
I doubt that most of them were cut in half. There is a name for the ones that were cut in half "Rezana" (rezat' = to cut), but as far as I know...
Very cool. I can't access the site. Do you have the findspot? PS I was initially disappointed when Arent Pol identified it as Frisian. Based on...
Yes, your reading is correct. You can find more information about this very coin here: (99+) A Rare Coin of Thrasemundus of Maastricht | Dirk...
This is certainly not Hadrian. If the bust is ancient (could be a Renaissance addition), the head was probably meant to portray a non-Roman ruler...
That is a very nice piece. I have also never been a Scarab collector but still have a few. I travelled through Egypt last month. It was my fourth...
That is a great coin, especially at this price.
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