Doug, I like all four but the fourth is a standout being of the issues from Siscia marked KA and appears to be a double die match to the example...
My problem has recently been the inconsistent customs paperwork by the seller causing the charges to be imposed, handling charges applied and then...
From a UK perspective we are seeing similar issues buying from Europe and the USA. I tried to buy a Eur 50 book from France and was presented with...
There is another issue at Rome where he passed through Rome in A.D. 277. Here is a small selection from this issue. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
I particularly like the ADVENTVS PROBI AVG as they can be tracked to the visit of the emperor to the city of issue. For example at Lugdunum there...
I will provide my own answer which is similar but also different to those above. I own a full set of RIC use them regularly depending on the coin...
The OP was for sale on ebay by a seller on the Forvm NFSL in October 2021. Everything for sale by him was a cast fake and often a cast fake from...
Those edge splits make me think of a pressed coin rather than a struck example.
Here is a montage of four coins from the Forvm Fakes database. The first coin in this montage was identified as being the potential host for these...
There is typically no differentiation between details within the B1 type nor is there differentiation in the right facing bust. Here are a few of...
I only have a Valentinian II of the type AE3 Obv:- DN VALENTINIANVS P F AVG, Pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right. Rev:- CONCOR-DIA...
I have just tried to see how far I can get with just the lens (a 60mm Macro). This is as close in as I can get alongside the image size I...
I haven't experimented with close ups with my macro and may well give it a try over the coming weeks. My standard setup gives me images that mean...
@dougsmit - Great die matched pair. The only one I have from that obverse die has parts of the legend off flan.... Yours help confirm my original...
I have had a bit of a lean year with regards to my collection and so it gives me great pleasure to add a coin to my Eastern Severan collection at...
I have a soft spot for the style of the Lugdunum mint and have gathered a few over the years [IMG] [IMG]
IMP VIII also has a few [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
IMP II has it's own set of variations [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
I gathered far too many of the OP type in the early formation of my collection when I gathered everything I could from these eastern mints....
It depends what you mean by the same type. I have double die matches.... In the order that I bought them with the second allowing me to confirm...
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