Opinion: Unless you are doing a die study seeking every die, grouping of coins by minutia should attempt to include a reason for that difference...
Given the place this coin occupies in the TIF collection, I suggest you cough up a small hoard of aurei.
I am a bit amazed that so many bad things show in such light photos. I am not saying the coin would look better if darker but we might be able to...
Good job.
Most interesting is the last paragraph from the date sauce recipe where we are told that the eating of ostrich is related in Historia Augusta...
Very good point! One beginners might want to learn is that Diocletian tetradrachms from Alexandria frequently has a 'dot' in the middle of the...
+1 I, too, have had success getting a few coins from Mr. Zlobin. I don't offer on many and never bother with things I think most people would...
These are not my 'thing' but I would start looking in the Colonies of the East (Ceasarea, Decopolis region) under Septimius Severus. This is just...
Sorry, I was talking about Emesa and Alexandria and completely forgot the later coins.
Roman Collector's coin is Syrian (Emesa) and shows a different plate of fruit from the Alexandria coins. Alexandria [ATTACH] Emesa [ATTACH] I...
Certainly Marcian. Probably Constantinople like David's and mine below. Coins with only traces of the mintmark are normal. [ATTACH]
This is the version from Thessalonika. [ATTACH] This is Arles. It seems there was a huge issue of siliquae for the Votis XXX period. [ATTACH]
My only AE that fits is this sestertius with Spes. [ATTACH]
All are quite collectible but I prefer the Volteius as the best balance of eye appeal and interest.
From the guesses, we petty much agree on a Gallic emperor. My first thought was Victorinus but we might as well guess Domitian II or Laelianus....
I'd call that a grade eh effort.:shame: The coins are excellent. I would prefer a plain, even background.
I most certainly would do a lot more shopping on VCoins if they made it easier to ignore the sellers where I know I will not be finding anything....
It is normal size but definitely unofficial.
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