Often the attribution can be corroborated with other examples of the type, found in the same location or strata. Also, coins are frequently found...
Yes, but you see...I'd like an example that was used by one of the Argonauts. :)
Actually yours is pretty decent too, Paddy. The antoniniani of Quintillus mostly come in low grades. This is what ERIC says, and it's easily...
That's a fine example of a coin from a very brief emperor - two weeks in the saddle was it? I wonder if he holds the record for shortest reign....
You know what strikes me about the pre-Tetrarchy portraiture is how uniform it is. There must have been an entire school of die engraving that was...
Ah..I'm a sucker for a good desert "patina" - and someone did a very fine job cleaning that piece to highlight the devices. It's got wonderful...
Well, sellers ask $10-$20. Maybe sometimes they get it, I don't know. As far as a few of the Constantine clan goes, namely Constantine I,...
Unfortunately no. Yours is a very common type. I would expect to pay no more than $5 for it.
The Romans used Greek letters to signify a particular officina associated with the given mint. The Greek letters weren't always in exergue,...
I'd watch that! Anyway, I don't think collectors of ancients should necessarily shy away from undocumented pieces. Yesterday I posted a thread...
So perhaps it's a hitherto undocumented piece, a new discovery.
Here's a similar coin of mine, different ruler... [IMG]
PROVIDENTIAE AVG means "the foresight of the Augustus" - extolling the wisdom of the emperor. The campgate reverse is a very common theme with...
I concur with Bing. Also, as far as the mint mark goes, SM stands for SACRA MONETA, K indicated the Cyzikus mint, gamma = third officina.
I know this sounds lazy, but if you like the piece, you may have to settle for mystery. I don't believe tesserae are nearly as well-researched as...
I've had some success contacting sellers about obscure items - some even gave me detailed references, but it depends on the expertise of the...
WC, here is Hoover's paper on the Nabataean lead coinage at the Royal Numismatic Society's site. It's a free, legal download......
I'm wondering what you all think of stuff like this......
I didn't expect this one to win any beauty contests, but the coin is actually in pretty good shape for its age and alloy. A lot of 35 of these was...
She was Flavia Maximiana Theodora, the second wife of Constantius Chlorus. Constantius had already sired Constantine I by his first wife, Helena,...
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