Yes, you are correct in attributing it to Valentinian II. However, I think it's RIC 34 from Nicomedia, not RIC 51 from Antioch - the mintmark...
Since we have brought up this reverse type, I thought it was worth mentioning that it was used only twice on Roman Imperial coinage, the second...
I know that it's only the 3rd of January, and that it's still too early to judge, but I'm honestly hopeful that, if the year opened like this,...
While my parents and relatives have never questioned the authenticity of my coins, they either aren't interested in them or believe that I'm...
Unfortunately this coin is not that great, but it counts: [ATTACH] Indo-Greek Kingdom, Menander I (c. 160-130 a.C.), Drachm. Obverse: Helmeted and...
In 2021, I think I will keep on collecting mainly coins of the Crisis of the Third Century, with the occasional ones from the Late Empire....
I began collecting ancients a few months ago, so I think I still qualify as a new collector. I have always been fascinated by ancient history, and...
Is a panther dangerous enough? [ATTACH] Gallienus (253-268), Antoninianus, Rome mint. Obverse: GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head right; Reverse: LIBERO...
It seems to be a sestertius of Marcus Aurelius, judging from the portrait, though it would be useful if you told us its diameter and its weight....
Thanks to everybody for the kind answers and for the nice coins you posted! I'm a little bit surprised by the results of the poll, I didn't think...
Very nice coins! Here's my Decentius from the Rome mint, with a face that stands out from those of this period: [ATTACH] Decentius (350-353),...
Yes, the mint is Rome; as for the way of figuring it out, we can only look at the portrait style, since in this time period mintmarks were still...
While I still don't have any coins of dear old T-Bone, I do have two coins of his son Volusian from the Antioch mint, both of which feature...
Since I don't think I'm going to buy any more coins this month, I believe it's time for me to post my list of this year's best purchases. At...
Could it possibly be a variant of this provincial of Lucilla? https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=6006520
Yes, that is indeed an Aurelian; here's the MER-RIC page:...
Nice tetradrachms! As for the last coin, it seems to be a common VOT coin of Constantine, though I can't help you with how to clean it.
Yes, I am, though unfortunately back then I wasn't collecting yet.
According to the MER-RIC it is:...
The dots are the officina marks - yours is from the second officina. I think they first appeared on Antioch antoniniani in the early part of the...
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