This is the matching Hostilian. C VAI HOST M QVINTVS C [ATTACH]
We really should not use the term 'provincial' here. By the time of Probus, the only 'provincial' mint was Alexandria which was producing the...
There most certainly are many types of busts but the most common ones fall into three groups. The OP is a regular bust. First below is military...
R5 is pretty scarce. :troll: Mine is a drachm with Nike. LIH year 18 Emmett 1890 (also R5) [ATTACH]
I see the possible match but would have to see the two photos side by side and same size to have a certain opinion (which might still be wrong)....
I consider this a really good point we who have been in the hobby 'a while' might tend to overlook. Sure, I am proud of my rare coins but I...
https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=137300 See above. This is a better specimen and was sold by a top dealer so your friend will not get...
How do you determine that a fraction is 1/4 or 1/8 rather than 1/5 or 1/10? The last I read suggested the radiate was 2/5 of the full follis but I...
Mine is much more ordinary and illustrates the standard 'unroundness' to be expected. I would call your coin a 'keeper'. [ATTACH]
Ground rule: A Cl. Macer worth $50 would be fourree, peeled about 75% and marginally identifiable. Expecting more is dreaming.
You see different numbers everywhere you look according to many factors including how the measurement was taken (destructive, xray, core drills...
If you are going to listen to my 'advise' on anything, forget the book and grab on to the one where I advise not buying rare and expensive coins...
https://coinweek.com/ancient-coins/elephants-ancient-coins/ You might enjoy the above.
RIC VIII and Bruck at a minimum. I see no need for LRBC. In many cases there is a sale catalog that is as important as the big name references...
Funny how Basil may have issued the coin we call Anonymous A2 and the coin clearly reads but the two 'Basil' words here are not his name but...
http://coinindia.com/galleries-vima-takha.html The left coin reminds me of a Kushan similar but not identical to the second on the page linked above.
There are no known Type I Darics. All shown here are Type III. There is a good piece on the series here...
A winner!
There is a lot that is simply not known and much of what is 'known' has a lot of assumption going on. We need to study thousands of coins to...
That is a very appealing early modern coin. I know so little about the period I probably should not get interested in the coins.
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