RIC 346 is obverse code G5 which is a right facer. Yours is RIC 347, bust G5L facing Left and a C2. I believe mine is a 372 (G3=common as dirt)...
As I understand the matter, the reason those are scarce is that many were chopped into four pieces and overstruck as half folles by Justinian II:...
https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/4094567-003/61/ Now I am confused. While we are at it, why is the grade repeated? NGC Grade Ch F Strike: 3/5...
Is there a reason that known fakes are not flagged on acsearch? I flagged one in comments but soon decided that no one was using that resource...
I would have bought the coin for either of its sides. Maybe you are losing interest in Septimius and ready to turn your thousands of coins loose...
One of my favorite appearances of Athena on bronzes is the series under Mithradates VI used from several mint cities. This one is Sinope. Of...
I believe a lot of the 'need' for a made up name was that some earlier thinkers could not use 'double denarius' for coins more like the weight of...
Does the NGS use of 'Sand Patina' imply that their opinion is that sand was on the coin for centuries since recently sanded coins would have been...
Stag left [ATTACH] Goat right[ATTACH] Hippocamp right[ATTACH] Panther left [ATTACH] Gryphon left[ATTACH] Centaur left [ATTACH] and one...
You had me at "solid black". One great advantage of online photos is that black backgrounds are easier on the eye but cost no more than white...
I wonder how many of the people reading this thread don't realize that you can not rotate one of these coins and change which side shows the...
Thank you, coin_nut. I suppose I should just take a compliment gracefully but most people who like me are just a little bit nutty in some way and...
Is the one posted by gogili also? I am no expert and have never touched a Probus quinarius but none shown here strike me as consistent in style...
It turns out that I have an update. Yesterday my wife of 50 years and I went to the high school for the graduation of our only grandson. The...
Coin collecting is easier if you only buy high grade coins from full service sources that don't make ID mistakes. I said 'easier', not more...
Your coin of Germanicus matches the one posted by Roman Collector but not the others here. The reverse legend refers to Caligula as DIVI AVG PRON...
Exactly. Coins are a primary source. Hoard reports and in depth studies of coins (I'm thinking the level of Boehringer's die studies of...
Not all by any means; this is not all that decent but it was what I got when I was looking. [ATTACH]
My story has been told here too many times and there is nothing worth telling anyway. My wife and I rarely have people over for dinner because...
What evidence do we have that these coins were made to circulate as cash based on their weight or being a quinarius as opposed to being a token...
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