Just for the fun of it. Here is Pontius Pilatus, who was Procurator from 26 to 36. The coin was minted in year 17 of Tiberius, i.e. in AD 30....
Will do, but Claudius_Gothicus informed me that the MER/RIC site may no longer be maintained. I'll definitely try.
Yes, it is a modern copy of a Prutah of the time of Augustus under Procurator Annius Rufus. I have an original in my collection: Procurator...
Would you share a picture of an authentic exemplar? I have 4 boxes of Chinese coins, which I got for free and which I can't identify. Among them...
Claudius_Gothicus kindly provided additional information about the coin in private conversation and allowed me to share his last post, which I...
I partly agree. The reverse shows a strangely stylized Victoria and the reverse legend is completely blundered and misplaced. Yet, the obverse...
Very cool. Many thanks for the information! I agree, if there are more than one pair of dies it is probably not correct to speak of a hybrid....
Thanks, yes the coin is unusually sharply struck. I like the early (pre-reform) coins of Aurelian. They are often sloppily made from overused...
The OP coin is fantastic. I used to have a double struck or overstruck Postumus sestertius. However, the coin was stolen from me in a burglary in...
I bought this Antoninian of Aurelian recently on Ebay. I thought the reverse legend would be the well attested FORTVNA REDVX. Instead it reads:...
Here is the picture of my imitative Leo I Tremissis. DN LEOPE RPETAVC // VIVCOCIAY AUV -- CONOBH [ATTACH]
Very interesting. I think if the irregular spelling was continued under Probus' successors, i.e. Numerianus or Carinus this would indeed point to...
Very attractive and interesting coin. I also have one of these Leo I Tremissis imitations. I shall post a picture next week. It is in the bank...
Could it be an ancient forgery?
Great information and wonderful coins shown in this thread. I only have the two common types [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Yes, there is an article "Imitations of 11th century Byzantine coins found on the Taman Peninsula", by Alexander Basok in The Celeator, Vol 12,...
Great writeup! Here are a few Gordians from my collection: PROVIDENTIA AVG [ATTACH] VIRTVS AVG [ATTACH] And Gordian with moustache and...
I don't collect late Byzantine coins, so I can't contribute much. However, there is a certain overlap with my medieval Russian interest. So below...
I agree, and why would a reproduction have a fake patina and discolourations, which otherwise indicate age?
This is RIC V, 219, rated Rare Mint: Rome Year: 278 I checked a book called "Rom und die Germanen - das Zeugnis der Münzen", by B. Overbeck,...
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