tenbobbit, great detail & patina on this coin.
Excellent photos for a small coin.
David Atherton, that's a handsome coin with a great patina. Buttrey's hypothesis & profound knowledge adds to the stylistic development of Roman...
Roman Collector, your hypothesis looks accurate. The denarius in question shows how easy it is to be misled by questionable details. Sometimes...
Some high grade common date $20 are fetching astounding prices at auction. For example look at this 1904 PCGS $20 in MS65 with a "green bean"...
Orfew, this photo is an improvement, however, your radial alignment of the obverse could have been better. ;)
Only if the shirt was made in China or Pakistan... :smuggrin:
I like this idea from Harlan J. Berk & Co. I've been a long time customer of Harlan Berk & can say with confidence if anything I purchased from...
I'm looking for information on a bronze plaquette titled "An Appreciation" by the famous Mormon sculpture Avard Fairbanks. The medal was made by...
Julius Germanicus, This is an outstanding article with excellent photos. It should be a Featured Article!...
Valentinian, I don't think you'll find any direct religious link to beards in the early Roman Christian era, however, Constantine I wanted to...
This posthumous issue is one of the greatest religious tributes given to Constantine I on a circulating coin.
dadams, the portrait on your Constantine I follis is intriguing. The treatment of the hair, the large staring eye, & elongated eyebrow are...
One of the most popular portrait styles of Constantine I is the "Heavenward Gaze". I don't know if this is a fanciful interpretation by modern...
Valentinian, that's an interesting fact. Of course, all the members of the Tetrarchy were anti-Christian & all actively pursued persecutions...
Justin Lee, there is a wealth of examples in that link. :jawdrop:
Ryro, the bronze bust you have pictured is dated to the 1st cen.BCE, & was unearthed in Herculaneum. It presently resides in the Naples National...
Pavlos, your 1st coin of Constantine I is an interesting selection. Your coin would date 312-313 CE, & it's interesting to see him this late with...
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