This sort of scenario is typical through many sales venues and is not restricted to this seller, not even restricted to coins. Some sellers...
I just had to share this new purchase. As some of you know I like Roman Imperials but with a strong leaning to the Eastern mints when it comes to...
I like the PROFECTIO type too [IMG] There are some interesting types in the series too The first IMP XI issue in the series has an awkwardly...
Whilst I have an active interest in the eastern issues of Septimius Severus I no longer generally collect the later issues with my ineterest...
I strongly suspect that the OP coin has PCONST in exe. If it were SCONST then you should see the serif of the S before the C but instead you see a...
I have a couple of the OP type from Lugdunum. The Constans is the nicer of the two. Constantius II - AE4 Obv:– CONSTANT-IVS P F AVG, Laureate,...
This one seems a scarcer year in the series. There seem to be a few out there for sale but all quite low grade. Obv:- The Imperial German arms...
I have picked out another couple of other Italy coins from the tin.... Quite nice condition but nothing special. Italy, Victor Emmanuel III,...
My latest find in picking through a biscuit tin of mixed world coins... Italy - 2 Centesimi Obv:- UMBERTO I RE D'ITALIA. Head of King Umberto I...
I bought it about 10 years ago from my son's piano teacher here in the UK to try and get him into coins. It has sat there for over 10 years...
I have been working through a biscuit tin of mixed world coins and pulled 7 Canadian coins out of it. ONE CENT 1859 (Narrow 9) [IMG] ONE CENT...
Not quite true in all cases. You do get heroic busts from the rear too. [IMG] Look up Heroic bust of Eukratides too.... where he is from the...
I am not an expert on the coinage of Otho. The hair is the least Otho like I have seen on any of his coins. Even worn examples show traces of the...
Siscia at it's best...
Hi @barnaba6 , Many thanks for your response. The obverse being shared between officinae is indeed something that caught my eye as being againt...
Tooled? It looks very odd.
My DSLR for coin work is an old Canon EOS 400D, called the Digital Rebel XTi in North America and datyes back to 2006/2007 so it's not about the...
This is my setup. Canon DSLR - with 60mm Macro lens - Manual settings - F8, 1 1/3 secs. Tripod Lamp with Daylight bulb Light tent at about 1...
I have some from the family too..... Julia Domna - possibly silver, possibly fouree [ATTACH] Caracalla Fourees [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Geta...
The following more align with the IMP issues The first is IMP II and is very good style but not good enough. The reverse type is an exact reverse...
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